Sanskrit quote nr. 8529 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कदा भिक्षाभक्तैः करकलितगङ्गाम्बुतरलैः ।
शरीरं मे स्थास्यत्युपरतसमस्तेन्द्रियसुखम् ॥kadā bhikṣābhaktaiḥ karakalitagaṅgāmbutaralaiḥ |
śarīraṃ me sthāsyatyuparatasamastendriyasukham ||
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 (कद): defined in 9 categories.
Bhiksha (bhiksa, bhikṣā, भिक्षा): defined in 9 categories.
Abhakta (अभक्त): defined in 6 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Kalita (कलित): defined in 8 categories.
Gangambu (gaṅgāmbu, गङ्गाम्बु): defined in 3 categories.
Tarala (तरल): defined in 10 categories.
Sharira (sarira, śarīra, शरीर): defined in 18 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Uparata (उपरत): defined in 5 categories.
Samasta (समस्त, samastā, समस्ता): defined in 11 categories.
Indriya (इन्द्रिय): defined in 14 categories.
Sukham (सुखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sukha (सुख): 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), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Nepali, Buddhism, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy)
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 bhikṣābhaktaiḥ karakalitagaṅgāmbutaralaiḥ”
- kadā* -
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kada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- bhikṣā -
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bhikṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√bhikṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- abhaktaiḥ -
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abhakta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]abhakta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- 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]
- gaṅgāmbu -
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gaṅgāmbu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- taralaiḥ -
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tarala (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]tarala (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “śarīraṃ me sthāsyatyuparatasamastendriyasukham”
- śarīram -
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śarīra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- sthāsyatyu -
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√sthā -> sthāsyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthāsyat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā (verb class 1)[future active third single]
- uparata -
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uparata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uparata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- samaste -
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samasta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]samasta (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]samastā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- indriya -
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indriya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]indriya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sukham -
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sukham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukhā (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 8529 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.