Sanskrit quote nr. 8470 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कथमपि कृतप्रत्यापत्तौ प्रिये स्खलितोत्तरे ।
विरहकृशया कृत्वा व्याजं प्रकल्पितमश्रुतम् ॥kathamapi kṛtapratyāpattau priye skhalitottare |
virahakṛśayā kṛtvā vyājaṃ prakalpitamaśrutam ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Pratyapatti (pratyāpatti, प्रत्यापत्ति): defined in 3 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय, priyā, प्रिया): defined in 11 categories.
Skhalita (स्खलित, skhalitā, स्खलिता): defined in 9 categories.
Uttara (उत्तर, uttarā, उत्तरा): defined in 26 categories.
Viraha (विरह): defined in 11 categories.
Krisha (krsa, kṛśā, कृशा): defined in 11 categories.
Kritva (krtva, kṛtvā, कृत्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Kritvan (krtvan, kṛtvan, कृत्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Vyaja (vyāja, व्याज): defined in 7 categories.
Prakalpita (प्रकल्पित): defined in 2 categories.
Ashruta (asruta, aśruta, अश्रुत): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Gitashastra (science of music), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “kathamapi kṛtapratyāpattau priye skhalitottare”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- kṛta -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 1)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural], [injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[injunctive middle third single]
- pratyāpattau -
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pratyāpatti (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- priye -
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prī (noun, masculine)[dative single]prī (noun, feminine)[dative single]priya (noun, masculine)[locative single]priya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]priyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√pṛ (verb class 3)[present passive first single]√pṛ (verb class 9)[present passive first single]√pṛ (verb class 5)[present passive first single]√pṛ (verb class 6)[present middle first single], [present passive first single]
- skhalito -
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skhalita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]skhalita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√skhal -> skhalita (participle, masculine)[compound from √skhal]√skhal -> skhalita (participle, neuter)[compound from √skhal]skhalitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√skhal -> skhalita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √skhal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √skhal]√skhal -> skhalita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √skhal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √skhal]√skhal -> skhalitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √skhal class 1 verb], [nominative single from √skhal]√skhal (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- uttare -
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uttara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]uttara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]uttarā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “virahakṛśayā kṛtvā vyājaṃ prakalpitamaśrutam”
- viraha -
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viraha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṛśayā -
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kṛśā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vyājam -
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vyāja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- prakalpitam -
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prakalpita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prakalpita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prakalpitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aśrutam -
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aśruta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aśruta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aśrutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 8470 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.