Sanskrit quote nr. 6713 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उदयति कलमन्द्रैः कण्ठतालैरलीनां ।
कुमुदमुकुलकेषु व्यञ्जयन्न गहारान् ॥udayati kalamandraiḥ kaṇṭhatālairalīnāṃ |
kumudamukulakeṣu vyañjayanna gahārān ||
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.
Uda (उद): defined in 10 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yati (yatī, यती): defined in 18 categories.
Kala (कल): defined in 32 categories.
Mandra (मन्द्र): defined in 8 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Ali (अलि): defined in 16 categories.
Kumud (कुमुद्): defined in 2 categories.
Kumuda (कुमुद): defined in 19 categories.
Uksh (uks, ukṣ, उक्ष्): defined in 1 categories.
Ula (उल): defined in 6 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Vya (व्य): defined in 3 categories.
Ga (ग): defined in 9 categories.
Hara (hāra, हार): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Dharmashastra (religious law), Gitashastra (science of music), 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: “udayati kalamandraiḥ kaṇṭhatālairalīnāṃ”
- uda -
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uda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]udan (noun, neuter)[compound]√ud (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- yati -
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yati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yatin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yat (noun, masculine)[locative single]yat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- kala -
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kala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- mandraiḥ -
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mandra (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]mandra (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- kaṇṭhatā -
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√kaṇṭh -> kaṇṭhat (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √kaṇṭh class 1 verb]√kaṇṭh -> kaṇṭhat (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √kaṇṭh class 1 verb]√kaṇṭh (verb class 1)[imperative active second plural]
- alair -
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ala (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- alīnām -
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ali (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “kumudamukulakeṣu vyañjayanna gahārān”
- kumudam -
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kumudā (noun, feminine)[adverb]kumuda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kumuda (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kumud (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- uk -
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ukṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ukṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ula -
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ula (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- keṣu -
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ka (noun, masculine)[locative plural]ka (noun, neuter)[locative plural]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[locative plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[locative plural]
- vya -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- añjayann -
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√añj -> añjayat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √añj], [vocative single from √añj]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ga -
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ga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hārān -
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hāra (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
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 6713 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.