Sanskrit quote nr. 8440 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कति सन्ति लवङ्गलता ललिता ।
नवकोरकिता धरणीसुतले ॥kati santi lavaṅgalatā lalitā |
navakorakitā dharaṇīsutale ||
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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.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Lavangalata (lavaṅgalatā, लवङ्गलता): defined in 1 categories.
Lalita (lalitā, ललिता): defined in 17 categories.
Navaka (नवक): defined in 5 categories.
Dharanisuta (dharaṇīsuta, धरणीसुत): defined in 1 categories.
La (ल, lā, ला): defined in 10 categories.
Li (लि): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Tamil, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kannada, Nepali, Biology (plants and animals), 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: “kati santi lavaṅgalatā lalitā”
- kati -
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kati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- santi -
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santi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]sat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√as (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- lavaṅgalatā* -
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lavaṅgalatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- lalitā -
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lalitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√lal -> lalitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √lal class 1 verb], [nominative single from √lal]√lal (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- Line 2: “navakorakitā dharaṇīsutale”
- navako -
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navaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rakitā* -
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√rak -> rakita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √rak class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √rak class 10 verb]√rak -> rakitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √rak class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √rak class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √rak class 10 verb]
- dharaṇīsuta -
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dharaṇīsuta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- le -
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la (noun, masculine)[locative single]lā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]li (noun, masculine)[vocative 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 8440 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.