Sanskrit quote nr. 9045 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कल्पद्रुमः कल्पितमेव सूते ।
सा कामधुक् कामितमेव दोग्धि ॥kalpadrumaḥ kalpitameva sūte |
sā kāmadhuk kāmitameva dogdhi ||
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.
Kalpadruma (कल्पद्रुम): defined in 4 categories.
Kalpita (कल्पित): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Suta (sūta, सूत, sūtā, सूता): defined in 18 categories.
Suti (sūti, सूति): defined in 10 categories.
Kama (kāma, काम): defined in 24 categories.
Duh (दुह्): defined in 2 categories.
Kamita (kāmita, कामित): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kannada, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Nepali, Jainism, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “kalpadrumaḥ kalpitameva sūte”
- kalpadrumaḥ -
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kalpadruma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kalpitam -
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kalpita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kalpita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kalpitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kḷp -> kalpita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √kḷp]√kḷp -> kalpita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √kḷp]√kḷp -> kalpitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √kḷp]√kḷp -> kalpita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kḷp]√kḷp -> kalpita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kḷp], [accusative single from √kḷp]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sūte -
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sūta (noun, masculine)[locative single]sūta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sūtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sūti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]sūti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√su -> sūta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √su class 1 verb], [locative single from √su class 2 verb]√su -> sūta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √su class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 1 verb], [locative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √su class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 2 verb], [locative single from √su class 2 verb]√su -> sūtā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √su class 1 verb], [vocative single from √su class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √su class 2 verb], [vocative single from √su class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 2 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [locative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sūtā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sū class 2 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [locative single from √sū class 2 verb]√sū -> sūtā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative single from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 2 verb]√sū (verb class 2)[present middle third single]
- Line 2: “sā kāmadhuk kāmitameva dogdhi”
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kāma -
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kāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhuk -
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duh (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- kāmitam -
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kāmita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāmita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāmitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kam -> kāmita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √kam]√kam -> kāmita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √kam]√kam -> kāmitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √kam]√kam -> kāmita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kam]√kam -> kāmita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kam], [accusative single from √kam]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dogdhi -
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√duh (verb class 2)[present active third 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 9045 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.