Sanskrit quote nr. 743 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अथ कोकिल कुरु मौनं जलधरसमयेऽपि पिच्छिला भूमिः ।
विकसति कुटजकदम्बे वक्तरि भेके कुतस्तवावसरः ॥atha kokila kuru maunaṃ jaladharasamaye'pi picchilā bhūmiḥ |
vikasati kuṭajakadambe vaktari bheke kutastavāvasaraḥ ||
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.
Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Kokila (कोकिल): defined in 14 categories.
Mauna (मौन): defined in 8 categories.
Jaladhara (जलधर): defined in 7 categories.
Samaye (समये): defined in 1 categories.
Samaya (समय): defined in 18 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Picchila (पिच्छिल, picchilā, पिच्छिला): defined in 7 categories.
Bhumi (bhūmi, भूमि): defined in 21 categories.
Vikasat (विकसत्): defined in 3 categories.
Kutaja (kuṭaja, कुटज): defined in 11 categories.
Kadamba (कदम्ब): defined in 18 categories.
Vaktri (vaktr, vaktṛ, वक्तृ): defined in 3 categories.
Bheka (भेक): defined in 7 categories.
Kutasta (कुतस्त): defined in 1 categories.
Vava (vāva, वाव): defined in 5 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Vi (वि): defined in 8 categories.
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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: “atha kokila kuru maunaṃ jaladharasamaye'pi picchilā bhūmiḥ”
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kokila -
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kokila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kuru -
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kuru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kuru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperative active second single]
- maunam -
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mauna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mauna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- jaladhara -
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jaladhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- samaye' -
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samaye (indeclinable)[indeclinable]samaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]√sam (verb class 10)[present middle first single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- picchilā* -
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picchila (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]picchilā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhūmiḥ -
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bhūmi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]bhūmi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “vikasati kuṭajakadambe vaktari bheke kutastavāvasaraḥ”
- vikasati -
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vikasat (noun, masculine)[locative single]vikasat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√vikas -> vikasat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vikas class 1 verb]√vikas -> vikasat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vikas class 1 verb]√vikas (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- kuṭaja -
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kuṭaja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kadambe -
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kadamba (noun, masculine)[locative single]kadamba (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- vaktari -
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vaktṛ (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- bheke -
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bheka (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- kutasta -
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kutasta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vāva -
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vāva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]va (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vi (noun, masculine)[locative single]√vā (verb class 2)[imperative active first dual]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active first dual]
- asaraḥ -
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√sṛ (verb class 1)[imperfect active second 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 743 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.