Sanskrit quote nr. 8486 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कथमुपरि कलापिनः कलापो ।
विलसति तस्य तलेऽष्टमीन्दुखण्डम् ॥kathamupari kalāpinaḥ kalāpo |
vilasati tasya tale'ṣṭamīndukhaṇḍam ||
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.
Upari (उपरि): defined in 10 categories.
Kalapin (kalāpin, कलापिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Kala (kalā, कला): defined in 32 categories.
Pu (पु): defined in 7 categories.
Vilasat (विलसत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tala (तल, talā, तला): defined in 25 categories.
Ashtami (astami, aṣṭamī, अष्टमी): defined in 9 categories.
Khanda (khaṇḍa, खण्ड): defined in 19 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “kathamupari kalāpinaḥ kalāpo”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- upari -
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upari (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]upari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kalāpinaḥ -
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kalāpin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]kalāpin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kalā -
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kalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- po -
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pu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]pu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “vilasati tasya tale'ṣṭamīndukhaṇḍam”
- vilasati -
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vilasat (noun, masculine)[locative single]vilasat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- tale' -
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tala (noun, masculine)[locative single]tala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]talā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√tal (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- aṣṭamī -
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aṣṭamī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- indu -
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indu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- khaṇḍam -
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khaṇḍa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]khaṇḍa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]khaṇḍā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 8486 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.