Sanskrit quote nr. 8634 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कपोले पत्रालीं पुलकिनि विधातुं व्यवसितः ।
स्वयं श्रीराधायाः करकलितवर्तिर्मधुरिपुः ॥kapole patrālīṃ pulakini vidhātuṃ vyavasitaḥ |
svayaṃ śrīrādhāyāḥ karakalitavartirmadhuripuḥ ||
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.
Pat (पत्): defined in 3 categories.
Rali (rāli, रालि): defined in 3 categories.
Pulakin (पुलकिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Vidha (विध): defined in 11 categories.
Vyavasita (व्यवसित): defined in 3 categories.
Svayam (स्वयम्): defined in 6 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Radha (rādhā, राधा): defined in 14 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Kalita (कलित): defined in 8 categories.
Varti (वर्ति): defined in 11 categories.
Vartis (वर्तिस्): defined in 1 categories.
Madhuripu (मधुरिपु): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Tamil, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “kapole patrālīṃ pulakini vidhātuṃ vyavasitaḥ”
- kapole -
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kapola (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- pat -
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pat (noun, masculine)[compound]pad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- rālī -
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rāli (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- pulakini -
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pulakinī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]pulakin (noun, masculine)[locative single]pulakin (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- vidhāt -
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vidha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]vidha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- um -
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u (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vyavasitaḥ -
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vyavasita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “svayaṃ śrīrādhāyāḥ karakalitavartirmadhuripuḥ”
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śrīr -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative plural]śrī (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- rādhāyāḥ -
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rādhā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kara -
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kara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kalita -
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kalita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kalita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kal -> kalita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kal class 10 verb]√kal -> kalita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kal class 10 verb]
- vartir -
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vartis (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]varti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- madhuripuḥ -
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madhuripu (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 8634 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.