Sanskrit quote nr. 6894 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्यानं कौमुदी गीतं कान्ता केलिः सुहृत् कथा ।
कृतिनां सुकृतक्रीतः स्वर्गभोगो भुवि स्थितः ॥udyānaṃ kaumudī gītaṃ kāntā keliḥ suhṛt kathā |
kṛtināṃ sukṛtakrītaḥ svargabhogo bhuvi sthitaḥ ||
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.
Udyana (udyāna, उद्यान): defined in 14 categories.
Kaumudi (kaumudī, कौमुदी): defined in 7 categories.
Gita (gīta, गीत): defined in 14 categories.
Kanta (kāntā, कान्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Keli (केलि): defined in 11 categories.
Suhrid (suhrd, suhṛd, सुहृद्): defined in 6 categories.
Katha (kathā, कथा): defined in 12 categories.
Kritin (krtin, kṛtin, कृतिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krīta, क्रीत): defined in 16 categories.
Svarga (स्वर्ग): defined in 17 categories.
Bhoga (भोग): defined in 16 categories.
Bhu (bhū, भू): defined in 16 categories.
Sthita (स्थित): defined in 16 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, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy)
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: “udyānaṃ kaumudī gītaṃ kāntā keliḥ suhṛt kathā”
- udyānam -
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udyāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kaumudī -
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kaumudī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- gītam -
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gīta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gīta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gītā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kāntā -
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kāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kam class 1 verb]
- keliḥ -
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keli (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- suhṛt -
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suhṛd (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]suhṛd (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- kathā -
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kathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kṛtināṃ sukṛtakrītaḥ svargabhogo bhuvi sthitaḥ”
- kṛtinām -
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kṛtin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]kṛtin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- sukṛta -
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sukṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sukṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- krītaḥ -
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krīta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√krī -> krīta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √krī class 9 verb]
- svarga -
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svarga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]svarga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhogo* -
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bhoga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhuvi -
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bhū (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhū (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- sthitaḥ -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
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 6894 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.