Sanskrit quote nr. 9039 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कलौ गङ्गा काश्यां त्रिपुरहरपुर्यां भगवती ।
प्रशस्ता देवानामपि भवति सेव्यानुदिवसम् ॥kalau gaṅgā kāśyāṃ tripuraharapuryāṃ bhagavatī |
praśastā devānāmapi bhavati sevyānudivasam ||
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.
Kala (कल): defined in 33 categories.
Kali (कलि): defined in 21 categories.
Ganga (gaṅgā, गङ्गा): defined in 21 categories.
Kashi (kasi, kāśi, काशि, kāśī, काशी): defined in 18 categories.
Kashya (kasya, kāśyā, काश्या): defined in 5 categories.
Tripurahara (त्रिपुरहर): defined in 1 categories.
Puri (पुरि, purī, पुरी): defined in 8 categories.
Purya (puryā, पुर्या): defined in 4 categories.
Bhagavat (भगवत्): defined in 13 categories.
Bhagavati (bhagavatī, भगवती): defined in 10 categories.
Prashasta (prasasta, praśasta, प्रशस्त, praśastā, प्रशस्ता): defined in 10 categories.
Deva (देव, devā, देवा): defined in 19 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Bhavati (bhavatī, भवती): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Sevya (सेव्य, sevyā, सेव्या): defined in 11 categories.
Anudivasam (अनुदिवसम्): defined in 2 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), Buddhism, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), 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: “kalau gaṅgā kāśyāṃ tripuraharapuryāṃ bhagavatī”
- kalau -
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kala (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kali (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- gaṅgā -
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gaṅgā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kāśyām -
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kāśi (noun, feminine)[locative single]kāśī (noun, feminine)[locative single]kāśyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√kāś -> kāśyā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √kāś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kāś class 4 verb], [accusative single from √kāś]√kaś -> kāśyā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
- tripurahara -
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tripurahara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- puryām -
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puri (noun, feminine)[locative single]purī (noun, feminine)[locative single]puryā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- bhagavatī -
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bhagavatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]bhagavat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “praśastā devānāmapi bhavati sevyānudivasam”
- praśastā* -
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praśasta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]praśastā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- devānām -
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deva (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]deva (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]devā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- bhavati -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- sevyā -
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sevya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sevya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sīv -> sevya (participle, masculine)[compound from √sīv]√sīv -> sevya (participle, neuter)[compound from √sīv]√sev -> sevya (absolutive)[absolutive from √sev]√sīv -> sevya (absolutive)[absolutive from √sīv]sevyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sev -> sevya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sev class 1 verb]√sev -> sevya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sev class 1 verb]√sev -> sevyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √sev class 1 verb]√sīv -> sevya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sīv]√sīv -> sevya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sīv]√sīv -> sevyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √sīv]
- anudivasam -
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anudivasam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 9039 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.