Sanskrit quote nr. 7728 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकोऽपि जीयते हन्त कालिदासो न केनचित् ।
शृङ्गारे ललितोद्गारे कालिदासत्रयी किमु ॥eko'pi jīyate hanta kālidāso na kenacit |
śṛṅgāre lalitodgāre kālidāsatrayī kimu ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Hanta (हन्त): defined in 7 categories.
Kalidasa (kālidāsa, कालिदास): defined in 7 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Kena (केन): defined in 5 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Shringara (srngara, śṛṅgāra, शृङ्गार, śṛṅgārā, शृङ्गारा): defined in 11 categories.
Lalita (ललित, lalitā, ललिता): defined in 17 categories.
Udgara (udgāra, उद्गार): defined in 6 categories.
Trayi (trayī, त्रयी): defined in 10 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), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Nepali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
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: “eko'pi jīyate hanta kālidāso na kenacit”
- eko' -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- jīyate -
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√jai (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√ji (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√ji (verb class 9)[present passive third single]√jyā (verb class 4)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]√jyā (verb class 9)[present passive third single]
- hanta -
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hanta (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kālidāso* -
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kālidāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kena -
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kena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- cit -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “śṛṅgāre lalitodgāre kālidāsatrayī kimu”
- śṛṅgāre -
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śṛṅgāra (noun, masculine)[locative single]śṛṅgāra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śṛṅgārā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- lalito -
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lalita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lalita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√lal -> lalita (participle, masculine)[compound from √lal]√lal -> lalita (participle, neuter)[compound from √lal]lalitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√lal -> lalita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √lal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lal]√lal -> lalita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √lal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lal]√lal -> lalitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √lal class 1 verb], [nominative single from √lal]√lal (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- udgāre -
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udgāra (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- kālidāsa -
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kālidāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- trayī -
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trayī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- Cannot analyse kimu
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 7728 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.