Sanskrit quote nr. 9041 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कलौ दशसहस्रेषु हरिस्त्यजति मेदिनीम् ।
तदर्धं जाह्लवीतोयं तदर्धं ग्रामदेवताः ॥kalau daśasahasreṣu haristyajati medinīm |
tadardhaṃ jāhlavītoyaṃ tadardhaṃ grāmadevatāḥ ||
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.
Sahasra (सहस्र): defined in 10 categories.
Hari (हरि): defined in 25 categories.
Medini (medinī, मेदिनी): defined in 10 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Ardha (अर्ध): defined in 8 categories.
Gramadevata (grāmadevatā, ग्रामदेवता): defined in 5 categories.
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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 daśasahasreṣu haristyajati medinīm”
- kalau -
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kala (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kali (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- daśa -
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daśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]daśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√daṃś (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sahasreṣu -
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sahasra (noun, masculine)[locative plural]sahasra (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- haris -
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hari (noun, masculine)[nominative single]hari (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tyajati -
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√tyaj -> tyajat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]√tyaj -> tyajat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]√tyaj (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- medinīm -
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medinī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “tadardhaṃ jāhlavītoyaṃ tadardhaṃ grāmadevatāḥ”
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ardham -
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ardha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ardha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ardhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse jāhlavītoyam*ta
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ardham -
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ardha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ardha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ardhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- grāmadevatāḥ -
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grāmadevatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 9041 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.