Sanskrit quote nr. 8505 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कदलीवनमध्यस्थो वह्निर्मन्दपराक्रमः ।
अविवेकिजनस्थाने गुणवान् किं करिष्यति ॥kadalīvanamadhyastho vahnirmandaparākramaḥ |
avivekijanasthāne guṇavān kiṃ kariṣyati ||
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.
Kadali (kadalī, कदली): defined in 16 categories.
Kadalin (कदलिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Vana (वन): defined in 20 categories.
Vahni (वह्नि): defined in 13 categories.
Manda (मन्द): defined in 22 categories.
Parakrama (parākrama, पराक्रम): defined in 11 categories.
Avivekin (अविवेकिन्): defined in 7 categories.
Janasthana (janasthāna, जनस्थान): defined in 4 categories.
Gunavat (guṇavat, गुणवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Karishyat (karisyat, kariṣyat, करिष्यत्): defined in 2 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), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vastushastra (architecture), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Tamil
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: “kadalīvanamadhyastho vahnirmandaparākramaḥ”
- kadalī -
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kadalī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kadalin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vanam -
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vana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- adhyastho -
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- vahnir -
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vahni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- manda -
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manda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]manda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- parākramaḥ -
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parākrama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “avivekijanasthāne guṇavān kiṃ kariṣyati”
- aviveki -
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avivekin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]avivekin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- janasthāne -
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janasthāna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- guṇavān -
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guṇavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kariṣyati -
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kariṣyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]kariṣyat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√kṛ -> kariṣyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kariṣyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kariṣyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kariṣyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kariṣyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kariṣyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṛ (verb class 1)[future active third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[future active third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[future active third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[future active third single]√kṛ (verb class 3)[future active third single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[future active third single]√kṝ (verb class 5)[future active third single]√kṝ (verb class 9)[future active third 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 8505 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.