Sanskrit quote nr. 8688 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कयापि क्रीडतु ब्रह्मा दिव्याः स्त्रीर्दीव्यत स्वयम् ।
कलिस्तु चरतु ब्रह्म प्रैत वातिप्रियाय वः ॥kayāpi krīḍatu brahmā divyāḥ strīrdīvyata svayam |
kalistu caratu brahma praita vātipriyāya vaḥ ||
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.
Kaya (kayā, कया): defined in 18 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Brahma (ब्रह्म): defined in 24 categories.
Divi (divī, दिवी): defined in 7 categories.
Divya (दिव्य, divyā, दिव्या): defined in 19 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Svayam (स्वयम्): defined in 6 categories.
Kali (कलि): defined in 21 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Brahman (ब्रह्मन्): defined in 12 categories.
Pra (प्र, prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Vat (vāt, वात्): defined in 6 categories.
Vati (vātī, वाती): defined in 12 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy)
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: “kayāpi krīḍatu brahmā divyāḥ strīrdīvyata svayam”
- kayā -
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kayā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kā (pronoun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- krīḍatu -
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√krīḍ (verb class 1)[imperative active third single]
- brahmā* -
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brahma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- divyāḥ -
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divī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]divya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]divyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- strīr -
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strī (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- dīvyata -
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√dīv (verb class 4)[imperative active second plural]
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “kalistu caratu brahma praita vātipriyāya vaḥ”
- kalis -
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kali (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- caratu -
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√car (verb class 1)[imperative active third single]
- brahma -
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brahma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]brahma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]brahman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√brahm (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- prai -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]prā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- aita -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
- vāti -
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vāti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vātī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā (verb class 2)[present active third single]√vā (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- priyāya -
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priya (noun, masculine)[dative single]priya (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- vaḥ -
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va (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
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 8688 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.