Sanskrit quote nr. 62 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अकालजलदेन्दोः सा हृद्या वदनचन्द्रिका ।
नित्यं कविचकोरैर्या पीयते न च हीयते ॥akālajaladendoḥ sā hṛdyā vadanacandrikā |
nityaṃ kavicakorairyā pīyate na ca hīyate ||
Index
Presented above is a Sanskrit aphorism, also known as a subhāṣita, which is at the very least, a literary piece of art. This page provides critical research material such as an anlaysis on the poetic meter used, an English translation, a glossary explaining technical terms, and a list of resources including print editions and digital links.
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: Consider this as an approximate extraction of glossary words based on an experimental segmentation of the Sanskrit verse. Some could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned.
Akalaja (akālaja, अकालज): defined in 2 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Da (द, dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Indu (इन्दु): defined in 14 categories.
Hridya (hrdya, hṛdya, हृद्य, hṛdyā, हृद्या): defined in 6 categories.
Vadana (वदन): defined in 13 categories.
Candrika (candrikā, चन्द्रिका): defined in 13 categories.
Nityam (नित्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Nitya (नित्य): defined in 19 categories.
Kavi (कवि): defined in 15 categories.
Cakora (चकोर): defined in 18 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nepali, Hinduism, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit verse. If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “akālajaladendoḥ sā hṛdyā vadanacandrikā”
- akālaja -
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akālaja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akālaja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- la -
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la (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- de -
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da (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]da (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dā (noun, masculine)[instrumental single], [dative single]
- indoḥ -
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indu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- sā* -
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so (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- hṛdyā* -
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hṛdya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]hṛdyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vadana -
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vadana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- candrikā -
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candrikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “nityaṃ kavicakorairyā pīyate na ca hīyate”
- nityam -
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nityam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nitya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nityā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kavi -
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kavi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]kavi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kavi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- cakorair -
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cakora (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pīyate -
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√pī -> pīyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √pī class 4 verb]√pī -> pīyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √pī class 4 verb]√pīy -> pīyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √pīy class 1 verb]√pīy -> pīyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √pīy class 1 verb]√pā (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√pā (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√pā (verb class 3)[present passive third single]√pai (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√pi (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√pi (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√pi (verb class 3)[present passive third single]√pī (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√pī (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√pī (verb class 3)[present passive third single]√pī (verb class 4)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]√pīy (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hīyate -
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√hā (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√hā (verb class 3)[present passive third single]√hi (verb class 5)[present passive third single]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
buy this bookThis quote is included within the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha (महासुभाषितसंग्रह, maha-subhashita-samgraha / subhasita-sangraha), which is a compendium of Sanskrit aphorisms (subhāṣita), collected from various sources. Subhāṣita is a genre of Sanskrit literature, exposing the vast and rich cultural heritage of ancient India.
It has serial number 62 and can be found on page . (read on archive.org)
Sanskrit is the oldest living language and bears testimony to the intellectual past of ancient India. Three major religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) share this language, which is used for many of their holy books. Besides religious manuscripts, much of India’s ancient culture has been preserved in Sanskrit, covering topics such as Architecture, Music, Botany, Surgery, Ethics, Philosophy, Dance and much more.