Sanskrit quote nr. 8355 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कटौ न कलमेखला न कुचमण्डले मालिका ।
दृशोरपि न चाञ्जनं न पुनरस्ति रागोऽधरे ॥kaṭau na kalamekhalā na kucamaṇḍale mālikā |
dṛśorapi na cāñjanaṃ na punarasti rāgo'dhare ||
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.
Kata (kaṭa, कट): defined in 11 categories.
Kati (kaṭi, कटि): defined in 17 categories.
Katu (kaṭu, कटु): defined in 10 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Kalama (कलम): defined in 9 categories.
Khala (खल, khalā, खला): defined in 13 categories.
Kuca (कुच): defined in 10 categories.
Anda (aṇḍa, अण्ड): defined in 13 categories.
La (ल, lā, ला): defined in 10 categories.
Li (लि): defined in 7 categories.
Malika (mālikā, मालिका): defined in 12 categories.
Drish (drs, dṛś, दृश्): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Punar (पुनर्): defined in 4 categories.
Raga (rāga, राग): defined in 26 categories.
Adhara (अधर, adharā, अधरा): defined in 17 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Tamil, Buddhism, Jainism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “kaṭau na kalamekhalā na kucamaṇḍale mālikā”
- kaṭau -
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kaṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kaṭi (noun, feminine)[locative single]kaṭu (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kalame -
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kalama (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- khalā* -
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khala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]khalā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kucam -
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kuca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- aṇḍa -
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aṇḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- le -
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la (noun, masculine)[locative single]lā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]li (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- mālikā -
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mālikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “dṛśorapi na cāñjanaṃ na punarasti rāgo'dhare”
- dṛśor -
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dṛś (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]dṛś (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cāñ -
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ca (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- janam -
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jana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]janā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- punar -
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punar (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]punar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- rāgo' -
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rāga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- adhare -
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adhara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]adhara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]adharā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dhṛ (verb class 1)[imperfect middle first 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 8355 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.