Sanskrit quote nr. 8454 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कथं चैषा तन्वी प्रकृतिसुकुमाराङ्गलतिका ।
प्रगल्भव्यापारं रतिकलहखेदं विषहते ॥kathaṃ caiṣā tanvī prakṛtisukumārāṅgalatikā |
pragalbhavyāpāraṃ ratikalahakhedaṃ viṣahate ||
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.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Tanvi (tanvī, तन्वी): defined in 7 categories.
Sukumaranga (sukumārāṅga, सुकुमाराङ्ग): defined in 1 categories.
Latika (latikā, लतिका): defined in 5 categories.
Pragalbha (प्रगल्भ): defined in 7 categories.
Vyapara (vyāpāra, व्यापार): defined in 12 categories.
Rati (ratī, रती): defined in 24 categories.
Kalaha (कलह): defined in 11 categories.
Kheda (खेद): defined in 11 categories.
Vishaha (visaha, viṣaha, विषह): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 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: “kathaṃ caiṣā tanvī prakṛtisukumārāṅgalatikā”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiṣā -
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- tanvī -
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tanvī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]tanvin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prakṛti -
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prakṛti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- sukumārāṅga -
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sukumārāṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sukumārāṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- latikā -
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latikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “pragalbhavyāpāraṃ ratikalahakhedaṃ viṣahate”
- pragalbha -
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pragalbha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pragalbha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vyāpāram -
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vyāpāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- rati -
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rati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ratī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- kalaha -
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kalaha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- khedam -
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kheda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]khedā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- viṣaha -
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viṣaha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viṣaha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive 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 8454 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.