Sanskrit quote nr. 9000 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कलहान्तानि हर्म्याणि कुवाक्यान्तं च सौहृदम् ।
कुराजान्तानि राष्ट्राणि कुकर्मान्तं यशो नृणाम् ॥kalahāntāni harmyāṇi kuvākyāntaṃ ca sauhṛdam |
kurājāntāni rāṣṭrāṇi kukarmāntaṃ yaśo nṛṇām ||
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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.
Kalaha (कलह): defined in 11 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Harmya (हर्म्य): defined in 9 categories.
Kuvakya (kuvākya, कुवाक्य): defined in 1 categories.
Antam (अन्तम्): defined in 4 categories.
Anta (अन्त): defined in 16 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Sauhrida (sauhrda, sauhṛda, सौहृद): defined in 7 categories.
Kurajan (kurājan, कुराजन्): defined in 1 categories.
Rashtra (rastra, rāṣṭra, राष्ट्र): defined in 12 categories.
Kukarman (कुकर्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Yashas (yasas, yaśas, यशस्): defined in 6 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Tamil, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhism
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: “kalahāntāni harmyāṇi kuvākyāntaṃ ca sauhṛdam”
- kalahān -
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kalaha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tāni -
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ta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- harmyāṇi -
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harmya (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kuvākyā -
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kuvākya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- antam -
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antam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]antā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sauhṛdam -
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sauhṛda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sauhṛda (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sauhṛdā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “kurājāntāni rāṣṭrāṇi kukarmāntaṃ yaśo nṛṇām”
- kurājā -
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kurājan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- antāni -
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anta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√ant (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- rāṣṭrāṇi -
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rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kukarmā -
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kukarman (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]kukarman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- antam -
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antam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]antā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yaśo* -
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yaśas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yaśas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]yaśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nṛṇām -
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nṛ (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
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 9000 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.