Sanskrit quote nr. 8980 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कलमं फलभारातिगुरुमूर्धतया शनैः ।
विनामान्तिकोद्भूतं समाघ्रातुमिवोत्पलम् ॥kalamaṃ phalabhārātigurumūrdhatayā śanaiḥ |
vināmāntikodbhūtaṃ samāghrātumivotpalam ||
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.
Kalama (कलम): defined in 9 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Bhara (bhāra, भार): defined in 14 categories.
Atiguru (अतिगुरु): defined in 1 categories.
Dha (ध): defined in 8 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Shanaih (sanaih, śanaiḥ, शनैः): defined in 1 categories.
Vinama (vināma, विनाम): defined in 5 categories.
Tika (तिक): defined in 11 categories.
Udbhuta (udbhūta, उद्भूत): defined in 7 categories.
Sama (samā, समा): defined in 28 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Utpala (उत्पल): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Purana (epic history), Tamil, Buddhism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography)
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: “kalamaṃ phalabhārātigurumūrdhatayā śanaiḥ”
- kalamam -
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kalama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- phala -
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phala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]phala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√phal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- bhārā -
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bhāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- atigurum -
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atiguru (noun, masculine)[accusative single]atiguru (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ūr -
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ū (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]ū (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- dha -
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dha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tayā -
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tā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]sā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- śanaiḥ -
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śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]
- Line 2: “vināmāntikodbhūtaṃ samāghrātumivotpalam”
- vināmān -
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vināma (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tiko -
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tika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- udbhūtam -
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udbhūta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]udbhūta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]udbhūtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- samā -
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samā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ghrātum -
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√ghrā -> ghrātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √ghrā]√ghrā -> ghrātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √ghrā]√ghrā -> ghrātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √ghrā]
- ivo -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- utpalam -
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utpala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]utpala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]utpalā (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 8980 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.