Sanskrit quote nr. 8438 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कति सन्ति लता विपिने कुसुम- ।
स्तवकानमिताः खलु पल्लविताः ॥kati santi latā vipine kusuma- |
stavakānamitāḥ khalu pallavitāḥ ||
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.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Lata (latā, लता): defined in 19 categories.
Vipina (विपिन): defined in 7 categories.
Kusuma (कुसुम): defined in 15 categories.
Stavaka (स्तवक): defined in 7 categories.
Amita (अमित, amitā, अमिता): defined in 13 categories.
Khalu (खलु): defined in 6 categories.
Pallavita (पल्लवित, pallavitā, पल्लविता): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Tamil, Hinduism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Buddhism
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: “kati santi latā vipine kusuma-”
- kati -
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kati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- 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]
- latā* -
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latā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vipine -
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vipina (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- kusuma -
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kusuma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kusuma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “stavakānamitāḥ khalu pallavitāḥ”
- stavakān -
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stavaka (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- amitāḥ -
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amita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]amitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- khalu -
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khalu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pallavitāḥ -
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pallavita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pallavitā (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 8438 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.