Sanskrit quote nr. 9103 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कविताकुन्दविकासन- ।
कृतिने विजितजनतानिदाघाय ॥kavitākundavikāsana- |
kṛtine vijitajanatānidāghāya ||
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.
Kavita (kavitā, कविता): defined in 9 categories.
Kunda (कुन्द): defined in 23 categories.
Vikasana (vikāsana, विकासन): defined in 5 categories.
Kritin (krtin, kṛtin, कृतिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Vijita (विजित): defined in 10 categories.
Janat (जनत्): defined in 1 categories.
Janata (janatā, जनता): defined in 4 categories.
Nidagha (nidāgha, निदाघ): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Buddhism
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: “kavitākundavikāsana-”
- kavitā -
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kavitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kav -> kavitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kav class 10 verb]√kav (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]√kū (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]√kū (verb class 2)[periphrastic-future active third single]√kū (verb class 6)[periphrastic-future active third single]√kū (verb class 9)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- kunda -
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kunda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kunda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vikāsana -
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vikāsana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vikāsana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “kṛtine vijitajanatānidāghāya”
- kṛtine -
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kṛtin (noun, masculine)[dative single]kṛtin (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- vijita -
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vijita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vijita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- janatā -
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janat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]janat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]janatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√jan -> janat (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √jan class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √jan class 2 verb]√jan -> janat (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √jan class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √jan class 2 verb]
- nidāghāya -
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nidāgha (noun, masculine)[dative 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 9103 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.