Sanskrit quote nr. 7880 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतस्य वेश्मनि कलावति हालिकस्य ।
दुर्द्दैववैभववशात् पतितासि तन्वि ॥etasya veśmani kalāvati hālikasya |
durddaivavaibhavavaśāt patitāsi tanvi ||
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.
Eta (एत): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Veshman (vesman, veśman, वेश्मन्): defined in 8 categories.
Kalavat (kalāvat, कलावत्): defined in 2 categories.
Kalavati (kalāvatī, कलावती): defined in 7 categories.
Halika (hālika, हालिक): defined in 5 categories.
Tanu (tanū, तनू): defined in 16 categories.
Tanvi (tanvī, तन्वी): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Tamil, India history, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “etasya veśmani kalāvati hālikasya”
- etasya -
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eta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]eta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]etad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- veśmani -
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veśman (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kalāvati -
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kalāvatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]kalāvat (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- hālikasya -
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hālika (noun, masculine)[genitive single]hālika (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- Line 2: “durddaivavaibhavavaśāt patitāsi tanvi”
- Cannot analyse durddaivavaibhavavaśāt*pa
- patitāsi -
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√pat (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active second single]
- tanvi -
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tanvī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]tanvin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]tanū (noun, feminine)[locative 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 7880 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.