Sanskrit quote nr. 9064 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कल्याणं भवतेऽस्तु कोकिलकुलाकल्पाय येन श्रुति- ।
क्रूरक्रोष्टुरुतार्दितं कलरवैर्विश्वं समाश्वासितम् ॥kalyāṇaṃ bhavate'stu kokilakulākalpāya yena śruti- |
krūrakroṣṭurutārditaṃ kalaravairviśvaṃ samāśvāsitam ||
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.
Kalyana (kalyāṇa, कल्याण): defined in 18 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Kokila (कोकिल): defined in 14 categories.
Kula (कुल, kulā, कुला): defined in 22 categories.
Akalpa (अकल्प): defined in 4 categories.
Yena (येन): defined in 2 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Shrutin (srutin, śrutin, श्रुतिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Krura (krūra, क्रूर): defined in 13 categories.
Kroshtri (krostr, kroṣṭṛ, क्रोष्टृ): defined in 6 categories.
Kroshtu (krostu, kroṣṭu, क्रोष्टु): defined in 3 categories.
Uta (उत, utā, उता): defined in 5 categories.
Ardita (अर्दित): defined in 6 categories.
Kalarava (कलरव): defined in 4 categories.
Vishva (visva, viśva, विश्व): defined in 15 categories.
Samashvasita (samasvasita, samāśvāsita, समाश्वासित): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Prakrit, Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy)
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: “kalyāṇaṃ bhavate'stu kokilakulākalpāya yena śruti-”
- kalyāṇam -
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kalyāṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kalyāṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhavate' -
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bhavat (noun, masculine)[dative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[dative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[dative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[dative single]
- astu -
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√as (verb class 2)[imperative active third single]
- kokila -
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kokila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kulā -
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kula (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kula (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kulā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akalpāya -
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akalpa (noun, masculine)[dative single]akalpa (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- yena -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- śruti -
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śruti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]śrutin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śrutin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śrut (noun, feminine)[locative single]śrut (noun, masculine)[locative single]śrut (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- Line 2: “krūrakroṣṭurutārditaṃ kalaravairviśvaṃ samāśvāsitam”
- krūra -
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krūra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]krūra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kroṣṭur -
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kroṣṭṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]kroṣṭu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- utā -
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uta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]utā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā -> uta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā -> uta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā -> utā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vā class 1 verb]√u (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- arditam -
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ardita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ardita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]arditā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kalaravair -
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kalarava (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- viśvam -
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viśva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viśva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- samāśvāsitam -
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samāśvāsita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]samāśvāsita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samāśvāsitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 9064 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.