Sanskrit quote nr. 8625 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कपोलं पक्ष्मभ्यः कलयति कपोलात् कुचतटं ।
कुचान्मध्यं मध्यान्नवमुदितनाभीसरसिजम् ॥kapolaṃ pakṣmabhyaḥ kalayati kapolāt kucataṭaṃ |
kucānmadhyaṃ madhyānnavamuditanābhīsarasijam ||
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.
Kapola (कपोल): defined in 9 categories.
Pakshman (paksman, pakṣman, पक्ष्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Kalayat (कलयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Kucatata (kucataṭa, कुचतट): defined in 1 categories.
Kuca (कुच): defined in 10 categories.
Madhyam (मध्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Madhya (मध्य): defined in 23 categories.
Ava (अव): defined in 7 categories.
Udita (उदित): defined in 11 categories.
Nabhi (nābhi, नाभि): defined in 22 categories.
Sarasija (सरसिज): defined in 4 categories.
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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: “kapolaṃ pakṣmabhyaḥ kalayati kapolāt kucataṭaṃ”
- kapolam -
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kapola (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- pakṣmabhyaḥ -
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pakṣman (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- kalayati -
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√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]
- kapolāt -
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kapola (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- kucataṭam -
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kucataṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “kucānmadhyaṃ madhyānnavamuditanābhīsarasijam”
- kucān -
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kuca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
- madhyam -
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madhyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]madhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]madhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]madhyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- madhyānn -
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madhya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- avam -
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ava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- udita -
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udita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]udita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vad -> udita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> udita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
- nābhī -
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nābhi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nābhi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- sarasijam -
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sarasija (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarasija (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sarasijā (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 8625 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.