Sanskrit quote nr. 7784 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतत् कवीन्द्रमुखचन्द्रमसः कदाचित् ।
काव्याभिधानममृतं यदि नागलिष्यत् ॥etat kavīndramukhacandramasaḥ kadācit |
kāvyābhidhānamamṛtaṃ yadi nāgaliṣyat ||
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.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Kavindra (kavīndra, कवीन्द्र): defined in 1 categories.
Ukha (उख): defined in 4 categories.
Candramas (चन्द्रमस्): defined in 5 categories.
Kadacit (kadācit, कदाचित्): defined in 4 categories.
Kavya (kāvya, काव्य, kāvyā, काव्या): defined in 8 categories.
Abhidhana (abhidhāna, अभिधान): defined in 9 categories.
Amrita (amrta, amṛta, अमृत): defined in 20 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hinduism, Ayurveda (science of life), Hindi, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jain philosophy, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals)
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: “etat kavīndramukhacandramasaḥ kadācit”
- etat -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kavīndram -
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kavīndra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ukha -
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ukha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- candramasaḥ -
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candramas (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- kadācit -
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kadācit (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]
- Line 2: “kāvyābhidhānamamṛtaṃ yadi nāgaliṣyat”
- kāvyā -
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kāvya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāvya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kāvyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kav -> kāvya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kav class 1 verb]√kav -> kāvya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kav class 1 verb]√kav -> kāvyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kav class 1 verb]
- abhidhānam -
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abhidhāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- amṛtam -
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amṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]amṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]amṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Cannot analyse nāgaliṣyat
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 7784 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.