Sanskrit quote nr. 8963 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कलक्वाणे वीणे विरम रणितात् कोकिल सखे ।
सखेदो माभूस्त्वं द्रुहिणविहितस्ते परिभवः ॥kalakvāṇe vīṇe virama raṇitāt kokila sakhe |
sakhedo mābhūstvaṃ druhiṇavihitaste paribhavaḥ ||
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.
Kala (कल): defined in 32 categories.
Ku (कु, kū, कू): defined in 11 categories.
Kva (क्व): defined in 2 categories.
Ani (āṇi, आणि): defined in 12 categories.
Vina (vīṇā, वीणा): defined in 21 categories.
Virama (विरम): defined in 8 categories.
Ranita (raṇita, रणित): defined in 3 categories.
Kokila (कोकिल): defined in 14 categories.
Sakheda (सखेद): defined in 2 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Abhu (abhū, अभू): defined in 1 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Druhina (druhiṇa, द्रुहिण): defined in 2 categories.
Vihita (विहित): defined in 9 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Paribhava (परिभव): defined in 7 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: “kalakvāṇe vīṇe virama raṇitāt kokila sakhe”
- kala -
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kala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kvā -
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ku (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ku (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]kū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- āṇe -
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āṇi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√aṇ (verb class 1)[imperfect middle first single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√aṇ (verb class 4)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
- vīṇe -
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vīṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- virama -
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virama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- raṇitāt -
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raṇita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]raṇita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√raṇ -> raṇita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √raṇ]√raṇ -> raṇita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √raṇ]√raṇ -> raṇita (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √raṇ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √raṇ class 4 verb], [ablative single from √raṇ class 10 verb], [ablative single from √raṇ]√raṇ -> raṇita (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √raṇ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √raṇ class 4 verb], [ablative single from √raṇ class 10 verb], [ablative single from √raṇ]
- kokila -
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kokila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sakhe -
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sakha (noun, masculine)[locative single]sakhi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “sakhedo mābhūstvaṃ druhiṇavihitaste paribhavaḥ”
- sakhedo* -
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sakheda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mā -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]ma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- abhūs -
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abhū (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[aorist active second single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- druhiṇa -
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druhiṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vihitas -
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vihita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- paribhavaḥ -
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paribhava (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 8963 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.