Sanskrit quote nr. 8526 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कदा पुण्यक्षेत्रे करकलितरुद्राक्षवलयो ।
दधत् स्वान्ते शान्तेऽखिलशिवपदं श्रीशिवपदम् ॥kadā puṇyakṣetre karakalitarudrākṣavalayo |
dadhat svānte śānte'khilaśivapadaṃ śrīśivapadam ||
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.
Kada (kadā, कदा): defined in 9 categories.
Punyakshetra (punyaksetra, puṇyakṣetra, पुण्यक्षेत्र): defined in 6 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Kalita (कलित): defined in 8 categories.
Rudraksha (rudraksa, rudrākṣa, रुद्राक्ष): defined in 9 categories.
Vala (वल): defined in 14 categories.
Yu (यु): defined in 6 categories.
Svanta (svānta, स्वान्त): defined in 3 categories.
Shanti (santi, śānti, शान्ति): defined in 22 categories.
Akhila (अखिल): defined in 13 categories.
Shivapada (sivapada, śivapada, शिवपद): defined in 4 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nepali, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), 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: “kadā puṇyakṣetre karakalitarudrākṣavalayo”
- kadā -
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kadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]kadā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- puṇyakṣetre -
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puṇyakṣetra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- kara -
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kara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kalita -
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kalita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kalita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kal -> kalita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kal class 10 verb]√kal -> kalita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kal class 10 verb]
- rudrākṣa -
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rudrākṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vala -
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vala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√val (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- yo -
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yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “dadhat svānte śānte'khilaśivapadaṃ śrīśivapadam”
- Cannot analyse dadhat*sv
- svānte -
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svānta (noun, masculine)[locative single]svānta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- śānte' -
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śānta (noun, masculine)[locative single]śānta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]śānti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]śānti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śam class 4 verb], [locative single from √śam class 9 verb]√śam -> śānta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [locative single from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [locative single from √śam class 9 verb]√śam -> śāntā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [vocative single from √śam class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √śam class 9 verb]
- akhila -
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akhila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akhila (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śivapadam -
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śivapada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śrī -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]śrī (noun, masculine)[compound]
- śivapadam -
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śivapada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 8526 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.