Sanskrit quote nr. 8523 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कदा नौ संगमो भावीत्याकीर्णे वक्तुमक्षमम् ।
अवेत्य कान्तमबला लीलापद्मं न्यमीलयत् ॥kadā nau saṃgamo bhāvītyākīrṇe vaktumakṣamam |
avetya kāntamabalā līlāpadmaṃ nyamīlayat ||
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.
Kada (कद): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Sangama (saṅgama, सङ्गम): defined in 16 categories.
Bhavin (bhāvin, भाविन्): defined in 10 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Itya (इत्य, ityā, इत्या): defined in 1 categories.
Akirne (ākīrṇe, आकीर्णे): defined in 1 categories.
Akirna (ākīrṇa, आकीर्ण, ākīrṇā, आकीर्णा): defined in 9 categories.
Akshama (aksama, akṣama, अक्षम): defined in 10 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त): defined in 16 categories.
Abala (अबल, abalā, अबला): defined in 11 categories.
Lilapadma (līlāpadma, लीलापद्म): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
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: “kadā nau saṃgamo bhāvītyākīrṇe vaktumakṣamam”
- kadā* -
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kada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- nau -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ni (noun, masculine)[locative single]ni (noun, feminine)[locative single]nu (noun, masculine)[locative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
- saṅgamo* -
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saṅgama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhāvī -
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bhāvin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]bhāvin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[injunctive middle third single]
- ityā -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]itya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]itya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> itya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]ityā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
- ākīrṇe -
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ākīrṇe (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ākīrṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]ākīrṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ākīrṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vaktum -
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√vac -> vaktum (infinitive)[infinitive from √vac]√vac -> vaktum (infinitive)[infinitive from √vac]
- akṣamam -
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akṣama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akṣama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akṣamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “avetya kāntamabalā līlāpadmaṃ nyamīlayat”
- avet -
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√av (verb class 1)[optative active third single]√u (verb class 1)[optative active third single]√vid (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]√vī (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- ya -
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- kāntam -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kānta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāntā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]
- abalā* -
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abala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]abalā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- līlāpadmam -
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līlāpadma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- nya -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- amīlayat -
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√mīl (verb class 0)[imperfect 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 8523 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.