Sanskrit quote nr. 8443 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कथंचित् कालिदासस्य कालेन बहुना मया ।
अवगाढेव गम्भीरमसृणौधा सरस्वती ॥kathaṃcit kālidāsasya kālena bahunā mayā |
avagāḍheva gambhīramasṛṇaudhā sarasvatī ||
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.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Kalidasa (kālidāsa, कालिदास): defined in 7 categories.
Kalena (kālena, कालेन): defined in 2 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल): defined in 32 categories.
Bahu (बहु): defined in 22 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Maya (mayā, मया): defined in 29 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Avagadha (avagāḍha, अवगाढ, avagāḍhā, अवगाढा): defined in 4 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Gambhira (gambhīra, गम्भीर): defined in 16 categories.
Asrini (asrni, asṛṇi, असृणि): defined in 1 categories.
Dha (dhā, धा): defined in 8 categories.
Sarasvat (सरस्वत्): defined in 2 categories.
Sarasvati (sarasvatī, सरस्वती): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Shaiva philosophy, Buddhism, Hinduism, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Sikhism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “kathaṃcit kālidāsasya kālena bahunā mayā”
- kathañ -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- 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]
- kālidāsasya -
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kālidāsa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- kālena -
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kālena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāla (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kāla (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- bahunā -
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bahu (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bahu (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- mayā -
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mā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “avagāḍheva gambhīramasṛṇaudhā sarasvatī”
- avagāḍhe -
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avagāḍha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]avagāḍha (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]avagāḍhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- gambhīram -
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gambhīra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gambhīra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gambhīrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- asṛṇau -
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asṛṇi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asṛṇi (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- dhā -
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dhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dhā (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- sarasvatī -
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sarasvatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]sarasvat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 8443 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.