Sanskrit quote nr. 9066 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कल्याणं वो विधत्तां करटमदधुनीलोलकल्लोलमाला- ।
खेलद्रोलम्बकोलाहलमुखरितदिक्चक्रवालान्तरालम् ॥kalyāṇaṃ vo vidhattāṃ karaṭamadadhunīlolakallolamālā- |
kheladrolambakolāhalamukharitadikcakravālāntarālam ||
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.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Karata (karaṭa, करट): defined in 8 categories.
Ada (अद): defined in 9 categories.
Dhuni (धुनि, dhunī, धुनी): defined in 6 categories.
Lola (लोल): defined in 10 categories.
Kallola (कल्लोल): defined in 10 categories.
La (lā, ला): defined in 10 categories.
Rolamba (रोलम्ब): defined in 2 categories.
Kolahala (kolāhala, कोलाहल): defined in 8 categories.
Ukha (उख): defined in 4 categories.
Rit (रित्): defined in 3 categories.
Dikcakravala (dikcakravāla, दिक्चक्रवाल): defined in 1 categories.
Antarala (antarāla, अन्तराल): defined in 12 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), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Ayurveda (science of life), Gitashastra (science of music), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), 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 vo vidhattāṃ karaṭamadadhunīlolakallolamālā-”
- kalyāṇam -
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kalyāṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kalyāṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vo* -
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va (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- vidhat -
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√vidh -> vidhat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vidh class 6 verb]√vidh -> vidhat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vidh class 6 verb]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- karaṭam -
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karaṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]karaṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]karaṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ada -
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ada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhunī -
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dhunī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]dhuni (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dhuni (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- lola -
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lola (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lola (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√lul (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kallolam -
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kallola (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kallola (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kallolā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- lā -
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lā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kheladrolambakolāhalamukharitadikcakravālāntarālam”
- khelad -
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√khel -> khelat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √khel class 1 verb], [vocative single from √khel class 1 verb], [accusative single from √khel class 1 verb]
- rolamba -
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rolamba (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rolamba (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kolāhalam -
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kolāhala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kolāhala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ukha -
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ukha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- rit -
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rit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]rit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dikcakravālā -
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dikcakravāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- antarālam -
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antarāla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 9066 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.