Sanskrit quote nr. 8972 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कलत्रचिन्ताकुचितस्य पुंसः ।
श्रुतं च शीलं च गुणाश्च सर्वे ॥kalatracintākucitasya puṃsaḥ |
śrutaṃ ca śīlaṃ ca guṇāśca sarve ||
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.
Kalatra (कलत्र): defined in 7 categories.
Cinta (cintā, चिन्ता): defined in 14 categories.
Kucita (कुचित): defined in 3 categories.
Pums (puṃs, पुंस्): defined in 6 categories.
Shruta (sruta, śruta, श्रुत): defined in 10 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Shil (sil, śīl, शील्): defined in 4 categories.
Shila (sila, śīla, शील): defined in 23 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण, guṇā, गुणा): defined in 26 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Hindi, Nepali, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (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: “kalatracintākucitasya puṃsaḥ”
- kalatra -
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kalatra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cintā -
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cintā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kucitasya -
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kucita (noun, masculine)[genitive single]kucita (noun, neuter)[genitive single]√kuc -> kucita (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √kuc class 1 verb], [genitive single from √kuc class 6 verb]√kuc -> kucita (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √kuc class 1 verb], [genitive single from √kuc class 6 verb]
- puṃsaḥ -
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puṃs (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “śrutaṃ ca śīlaṃ ca guṇāśca sarve”
- śrutam -
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śruta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śruta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śrutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śrut (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śrut (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]√śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śīlam -
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śīla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śīla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śīlā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śīl (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- guṇāś -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]guṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sarve -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 8972 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.