Sanskrit quote nr. 8155 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एषा लता यदि विलासवती कथं स्याद् ।
विद्युल्लता यदि कथं भविता धरण्याम् ॥

eṣā latā yadi vilāsavatī kathaṃ syād |
vidyullatā yadi kathaṃ bhavitā dharaṇyām ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Lata (latā, लता): defined in 19 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vilasavat (vilāsavat, विलासवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Vilasavati (vilāsavatī, विलासवती): defined in 2 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Vidyullata (vidyullatā, विद्युल्लता): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavita (भवित, bhavitā, भविता): defined in 11 categories.
Dharani (dharaṇi, धरणि, dharaṇī, धरणी): defined in 18 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Prakrit

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: “eṣā latā yadi vilāsavatī kathaṃ syād
  • eṣā -
  • eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • latā* -
  • latā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vilāsavatī -
  • vilāsavatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vilāsavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse syād
  • Line 2: “vidyullatā yadi kathaṃ bhavitā dharaṇyām
  • vidyullatā* -
  • vidyullatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhavitā* -
  • bhavita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhavitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dharaṇyām -
  • dharaṇi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    dharaṇī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 8155 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.

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