Sanskrit quote nr. 8775 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
करोति कालः सकलं संहरेत् काल एव हि ।
कालः स्थापयते विश्वं कालाधीनमिदं जगत् ॥karoti kālaḥ sakalaṃ saṃharet kāla eva hi |
kālaḥ sthāpayate viśvaṃ kālādhīnamidaṃ jagat ||
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.
Kala (kāla, काल, kālā, काला): defined in 33 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Sthapayat (sthāpayat, स्थापयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vishva (visva, viśva, विश्व): defined in 15 categories.
Adhina (adhīna, अधीन): defined in 7 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting)
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: “karoti kālaḥ sakalaṃ saṃharet kāla eva hi”
- karoti -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third single]
- kālaḥ -
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kāla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sakalam -
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sakala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sakala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sakalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sam (Preverb)[Preverb]
- haret -
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√hṛ (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- kāla* -
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kāla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- Line 2: “kālaḥ sthāpayate viśvaṃ kālādhīnamidaṃ jagat”
- kālaḥ -
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kāla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sthāpayate -
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√sthā -> sthāpayat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √sthā]√sthā -> sthāpayat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √sthā]√sthā (verb class 0)[present middle third single]
- viśvam -
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viśva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viśva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kālā -
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kāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kālā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- adhīnam -
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adhīna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adhīna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]adhīnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- jagat -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[compound]jagat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative 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 8775 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.