Sanskrit quote nr. 8897 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्पूरैः किमपूरि किं मलयजैरालेपि किं पारदैर् ।
अक्षालि स्फटिकोपलैः किमघटि द्यावापृथिव्योर्वपुः ॥karpūraiḥ kimapūri kiṃ malayajairālepi kiṃ pāradair |
akṣāli sphaṭikopalaiḥ kimaghaṭi dyāvāpṛthivyorvapuḥ ||
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.
Karpura (karpūra, कर्पूर): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Malayaja (मलयज): defined in 4 categories.
Lepin (लेपिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Aksha (aksa, akṣa, अक्ष): defined in 15 categories.
Sphatika (sphaṭika, स्फटिक, sphaṭikā, स्फटिका): defined in 17 categories.
Upala (उपल): defined in 8 categories.
Dyavaprithivi (dyavaprthivi, dyāvāpṛthivī, द्यावापृथिवी): defined in 2 categories.
Vapu (वपु): defined in 8 categories.
Vapus (वपुस्): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Prakrit, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Tamil
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: “karpūraiḥ kimapūri kiṃ malayajairālepi kiṃ pāradair”
- karpūraiḥ -
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karpūra (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]karpūra (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- apūri -
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√pṝ (verb class 3)[aorist middle third single]√pṝ (verb class 6)[aorist middle third single]√pṝ (verb class 9)[aorist middle third single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- malayajair -
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malayaja (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]malayaja (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- lepi -
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lepin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]lepin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse pāradair
- Line 2: “akṣāli sphaṭikopalaiḥ kimaghaṭi dyāvāpṛthivyorvapuḥ”
- akṣā -
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akṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√akṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ali -
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ali (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]alin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- sphaṭiko -
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sphaṭika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sphaṭikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upalaiḥ -
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upala (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ghaṭi -
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ghaṭi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ghaṭī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]ghaṭin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- dyāvāpṛthivyor -
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dyāvāpṛthivī (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- vapuḥ -
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vapus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vapus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vapu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]vapu (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 8897 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.