Sanskrit quote nr. 8790 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
करोति सहकारस्य कलिकोत्कलिकोत्तरम् ।
मन्मनो मन्मनोऽप्येष मत्तकोकिलनिस्वनः ॥karoti sahakārasya kalikotkalikottaram |
manmano manmano'pyeṣa mattakokilanisvanaḥ ||
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.
Sahakara (sahakāra, सहकार): defined in 8 categories.
Kalika (कलिक, kalikā, कलिका): defined in 18 categories.
Utkalika (utkalikā, उत्कलिका): defined in 4 categories.
Uttaram (उत्तरम्): defined in 3 categories.
Uttara (उत्तर): defined in 26 categories.
Manman (मन्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Manmana (मन्मन): defined in 1 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य, apyā, अप्या): defined in 8 categories.
Kila (किल): defined in 16 categories.
Nisvana (निस्वन): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Kannada, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jain philosophy, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), 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: “karoti sahakārasya kalikotkalikottaram”
- karoti -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third single]
- sahakārasya -
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sahakāra (noun, masculine)[genitive single]sahakāra (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- kaliko -
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kalika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kalikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- utkaliko -
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utkalikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uttaram -
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uttaram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uttara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uttara (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “manmano manmano'pyeṣa mattakokilanisvanaḥ”
- manmano* -
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manman (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]manmana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- manmano' -
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manman (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]manmana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- apye -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]apya (noun, masculine)[locative single]apyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- eṣa -
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eṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√eṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- mattako -
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- kila -
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kila (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kil (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- nisvanaḥ -
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nisvana (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 8790 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.