Sanskrit quote nr. 63 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अकालजलदश्लोकैश् चित्रमात्मकृतैरिव ।
जातः कादम्बरीरामो नाटके प्रवरः कविः ॥

akālajaladaślokaiś citramātmakṛtairiva |
jātaḥ kādambarīrāmo nāṭake pravaraḥ 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.

Akalaja (akālaja, अकालज): defined in 2 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Da (द): defined in 7 categories.
Citram (चित्रम्): defined in 1 categories.
Citra (चित्र): defined in 26 categories.
Atmakrita (atmakrta, ātmakṛta, आत्मकृत): defined in 2 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Jatri (jatr, jātṛ, जातृ): defined in 1 categories.
Jata (jāta, जात): defined in 21 categories.
Kadambari (kādambarī, कादम्बरी): defined in 9 categories.
Rama (rāma, राम): defined in 25 categories.
Nataka (nāṭaka, नाटक): defined in 10 categories.
Pravara (प्रवर): defined in 15 categories.
Kavi (कवि): defined in 14 categories.

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

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: “akālajaladaślokaiś citramātmakṛtairiva
  • akālaja -
  • akālaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akālaja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • la -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • da -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ślokaiś -
  • śloka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • citram -
  • citram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    citra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    citra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    citrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ātmakṛtair -
  • ātmakṛta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ātmakṛta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “jātaḥ kādambarīrāmo nāṭake pravaraḥ kaviḥ
  • jātaḥ -
  • jātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • kādambarīr -
  • kādambarī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • rāmo* -
  • rāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first plural]
  • nāṭake -
  • nāṭaka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nāṭaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • pravaraḥ -
  • pravara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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 63 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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