Sanskrit quote nr. 7558 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकस्त्वं गहनेऽस्मिन् ।
कोकिल न कलं कदाचिदपि कुर्याः ॥ekastvaṃ gahane'smin |
kokila na kalaṃ kadācidapi kuryāḥ ||
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.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Gahana (गहन, gahanā, गहना): defined in 11 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kokila (कोकिल): defined in 14 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Kala (कल): defined in 32 categories.
Kadacit (kadācit, कदाचित्): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Kuri (kurī, कुरी): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting)
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: “ekastvaṃ gahane'smin”
- ekas -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- gahane' -
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gahana (noun, masculine)[locative single]gahana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]gahanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- asmin -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- Line 2: “kokila na kalaṃ kadācidapi kuryāḥ”
- kokila -
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kokila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kalam -
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kala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kadācid -
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kadācit (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- kuryāḥ -
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kurī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative active second single]
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 7558 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.