Sanskrit quote nr. 2506 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमुष्मिन्नुद्याने विहगखल एष प्रतिकलं ।
विलोलः काकोलः क्वणति खलु यावत् कटुतरम् ॥amuṣminnudyāne vihagakhala eṣa pratikalaṃ |
vilolaḥ kākolaḥ kvaṇati khalu yāvat kaṭutaram ||
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.
Amushmin (amusmin, amuṣmin, अमुष्मिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Udyana (udyāna, उद्यान): defined in 14 categories.
Vihaga (विहग): defined in 8 categories.
Khala (खल): defined in 13 categories.
Pratikalam (प्रतिकलम्): defined in 1 categories.
Vilola (विलोल): defined in 5 categories.
Kakola (kākola, काकोल): defined in 6 categories.
Kvanat (kvaṇat, क्वणत्): defined in 2 categories.
Khalu (खलु): defined in 6 categories.
Yavat (yāvat, यावत्): defined in 4 categories.
Katu (kaṭu, कटु): defined in 10 categories.
Tara (तर): defined in 26 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Pali, Prakrit, Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “amuṣminnudyāne vihagakhala eṣa pratikalaṃ”
- amuṣminn -
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amuṣmin (indeclinable)[indeclinable]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- udyāne -
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udyāna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- vihaga -
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vihaga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- khala* -
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khala (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eṣa -
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eṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√eṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- pratikalam -
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pratikalam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “vilolaḥ kākolaḥ kvaṇati khalu yāvat kaṭutaram”
- vilolaḥ -
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vilola (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kākolaḥ -
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kākola (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kvaṇati -
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√kvaṇ -> kvaṇat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kvaṇ class 1 verb]√kvaṇ -> kvaṇat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √kvaṇ class 1 verb]√kvaṇ (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- khalu -
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khalu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yāvat -
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yāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yāvat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yāvat (noun, masculine)[compound]yāvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kaṭu -
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kaṭu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]kaṭu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- taram -
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tara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tarā (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 2506 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.