Sanskrit quote nr. 9005 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कलात्तमायालवकान्तमूर्तिः ।
कलक्वणद्वेणुनिनादरम्यः ॥kalāttamāyālavakāntamūrtiḥ |
kalakvaṇadveṇuninādaramyaḥ ||
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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.
Kala (कल): defined in 33 categories.
Tama (तम): defined in 13 categories.
Alava (ālava, आलव): defined in 6 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त): defined in 16 categories.
Murti (mūrti, मूर्ति): defined in 16 categories.
Kvanat (kvaṇat, क्वणत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ninada (nināda, निनाद): defined in 4 categories.
Ramya (रम्य): defined in 14 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), Nepali, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha)
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: “kalāttamāyālavakāntamūrtiḥ”
- kalāt -
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kala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]kala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- tamāyā -
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tama (noun, masculine)[dative single]tama (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- ālava -
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ālava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kānta -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]
- mūrtiḥ -
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mūrti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]mūrti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kalakvaṇadveṇuninādaramyaḥ”
- kala -
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kala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kvaṇad -
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√kvaṇ -> kvaṇat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kvaṇ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kvaṇ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kvaṇ class 1 verb]
- veṇu -
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veṇu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- nināda -
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nināda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ramyaḥ -
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ramya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√ram -> ramya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √ram class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ram]
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 9005 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.