Sanskrit quote nr. 9011 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कलानिधिरयं रवेः समुपलभ्य रूपं स्वयं ।
दिनान्तसमयेऽस्पृशत् सपदि पद्मिनीं रागवान् ॥kalānidhirayaṃ raveḥ samupalabhya rūpaṃ svayaṃ |
dināntasamaye'spṛśat sapadi padminīṃ rāgavān ||
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.
Kalanidhi (kalānidhi, कलानिधि): defined in 3 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ravi (रवि): defined in 19 categories.
Upalabhya (उपलभ्य): defined in 4 categories.
Rupa (rūpa, रूप): defined in 25 categories.
Svayam (स्वयम्): defined in 6 categories.
Dinanta (dinānta, दिनान्त): defined in 5 categories.
Samaye (समये): defined in 1 categories.
Samaya (समय): defined in 18 categories.
Asprishat (asprsat, aspṛśat, अस्पृशत्): defined in 1 categories.
Sapadi (सपदि): defined in 4 categories.
Padmini (padminī, पद्मिनी): defined in 12 categories.
Ragavat (rāgavat, रागवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kannada, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Nepali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “kalānidhirayaṃ raveḥ samupalabhya rūpaṃ svayaṃ”
- kalānidhir -
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kalānidhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- raveḥ -
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ravi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]√ru (verb class 1)[optative active second single]
- sam -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- upalabhya -
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upalabhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]upalabhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rūpam -
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rūpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rūpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rūpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “dināntasamaye'spṛśat sapadi padminīṃ rāgavān”
- dinānta -
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dinānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- samaye' -
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samaye (indeclinable)[indeclinable]samaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]√sam (verb class 10)[present middle first single]
- aspṛśat -
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aspṛśat (noun, masculine)[compound]aspṛśat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√spṛś (verb class 6)[imperfect active third single]
- sapadi -
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sapadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- padminīm -
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padminī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- rāgavān -
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rāgavat (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 9011 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.