Sanskrit quote nr. 8513 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कदाचित् कालिन्दीतटविपिनसङ्गीतकरवो ।
मुदाभीरीनारीवदनकमलास्वादमधुपः ॥kadācit kālindītaṭavipinasaṅgītakaravo |
mudābhīrīnārīvadanakamalāsvādamadhupaḥ ||
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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.
Kadacit (kadācit, कदाचित्): defined in 4 categories.
Muda (mudā, मुदा): defined in 12 categories.
Nari (nāri, नारि, nārī, नारी): defined in 15 categories.
Vadana (वदन): defined in 13 categories.
Kamala (kamalā, कमला): defined in 22 categories.
Ada (āda, आद): defined in 9 categories.
Dhu (dhū, धू): defined in 3 categories.
Pa (प): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
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: “kadācit kālindītaṭavipinasaṅgītakaravo”
- kadācit -
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kadācit (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]
- Cannot analyse kālindītaṭavipinasaṅgītakaravo
- Line 2: “mudābhīrīnārīvadanakamalāsvādamadhupaḥ”
- mudābhīr -
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mudā (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- rī -
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rī (noun, feminine)[compound]
- nārī -
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nārī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]nāri (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vadana -
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vadana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kamalāsvā -
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kamalā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- ādam -
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āda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āda (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ādā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ad (verb class 2)[imperfect active first single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhu -
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dhu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]dhū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- paḥ -
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pa (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 8513 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.