Sanskrit quote nr. 8503 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

कदलीकरभसमानां ।
कलयति यो रूपकॢप्तिम् अतिरुचिराम् ॥

kadalīkarabhasamānāṃ |
kalayati yo rūpakḷptim atirucirām ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Kadali (kadalī, कदली): defined in 15 categories.
Kadalin (कदलिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Karabha (करभ): defined in 10 categories.
Sama (सम, samā, समा): defined in 27 categories.
Samana (samānā, समाना): defined in 18 categories.
Kalayat (कलयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Rupa (rūpa, रूप): defined in 25 categories.
Klipti (klpti, kḷpti, कॢप्ति): defined in 2 categories.
Atirucira (atirucirā, अतिरुचिरा): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy)

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: “kadalīkarabhasamānāṃ
  • kadalī -
  • kadalī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kadalin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • karabha -
  • karabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    karabha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samānām -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    samānā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “kalayati yo rūpakḷptim atirucirām
  • kalayati -
  • kal -> kalayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kal class 10 verb]
    kal -> kalayat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √kal class 10 verb]
    kal (verb class 10)
    [present active third single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rūpa -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kḷptim -
  • kḷpti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • atirucirām -
  • atirucirā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 8503 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.

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