Sanskrit quote nr. 2114 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अपूर्वो भाति भारत्याः काव्यामृतफले रसः ।
चर्वणे सर्वसामान्ये स्वादुवित् केवलं कविः ॥

apūrvo bhāti bhāratyāḥ kāvyāmṛtaphale rasaḥ |
carvaṇe sarvasāmānye svāduvit kevalaṃ kaviḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Apurva (apūrva, अपूर्व): defined in 11 categories.
Bharati (bhāratī, भारती): defined in 12 categories.
Kavyamrita (kavyamrta, kāvyāmṛta, काव्यामृत): defined in 1 categories.
Phala (फल, phalā, फला): defined in 25 categories.
Phali (फलि): defined in 7 categories.
Rasa (रस): defined in 29 categories.
Carvana (carvaṇa, चर्वण, carvaṇā, चर्वणा): defined in 6 categories.
Carvan (चर्वन्): defined in 2 categories.
Sarvasamanya (sarvasāmānya, सर्वसामान्य, sarvasāmānyā, सर्वसामान्या): defined in 3 categories.
Svadu (svādu, स्वादु): defined in 8 categories.
Vid (विद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vidh (विध्): defined in 1 categories.
Kevalam (केवलम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kevala (केवल): defined in 13 categories.
Kavi (कवि): defined in 14 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Tamil, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

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: “apūrvo bhāti bhāratyāḥ kāvyāmṛtaphale rasaḥ
  • apūrvo* -
  • apūrva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhāti -
  • bhāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhā (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • bhāratyāḥ -
  • bhāratī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kāvyāmṛta -
  • kāvyāmṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • phale -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    phali (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • rasaḥ -
  • rasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “carvaṇe sarvasāmānye svāduvit kevalaṃ kaviḥ
  • carvaṇe -
  • carvaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    carvaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    carvan (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • sarvasāmānye -
  • sarvasāmānya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sarvasāmānya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvasāmānyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • svādu -
  • svādu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    svādu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vit -
  • vid (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidh (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidh (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kevalam -
  • kevalam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kevala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kevala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kevalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kaviḥ -
  • kavi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kavi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 2114 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.

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