Sanskrit quote nr. 7104 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपमा कालिदासस्य भारवेरर्थगौरवम् ।
दण्डिनः पदलालित्यं माघे सन्ति त्रयो गुणाः ॥upamā kālidāsasya bhāraverarthagauravam |
daṇḍinaḥ padalālityaṃ māghe santi trayo guṇāḥ ||
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.
Upama (upamā, उपमा): defined in 11 categories.
Kalidasa (kālidāsa, कालिदास): defined in 7 categories.
Bharavi (bhāravi, भारवि): defined in 5 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Gaurava (गौरव): defined in 10 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Lalitya (lālitya, लालित्य): defined in 6 categories.
Magha (māgha, माघ): defined in 17 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Traya (त्रय): defined in 5 categories.
Tri (त्रि): defined in 10 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण, guṇā, गुणा): defined in 26 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Buddhism, Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (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: “upamā kālidāsasya bhāraverarthagauravam”
- upamā -
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upamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kālidāsasya -
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kālidāsa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- bhāraver -
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bhāravi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- artha -
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artha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]artha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√arth (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- gauravam -
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gaurava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gaurava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gauravā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “daṇḍinaḥ padalālityaṃ māghe santi trayo guṇāḥ”
- daṇḍinaḥ -
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daṇḍin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]daṇḍin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- pada -
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pada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√pad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- lālityam -
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lālitya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- māghe -
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māgha (noun, masculine)[locative single]māgha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- santi -
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santi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]sat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√as (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- trayo* -
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traya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]tri (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- guṇāḥ -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]guṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [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 7104 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.