Sanskrit quote nr. 8992 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

कलयात्र प्रकाश्यं चेत् किंचिद्वा दिव्यजीवने ।
तस्यामपि प्रकाशा स्याद् विशाला शान्तिरुज्ज्वला ॥

kalayātra prakāśyaṃ cet kiṃcidvā divyajīvane |
tasyāmapi prakāśā syād viśālā śāntirujjvalā ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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 (kalā, कला): defined in 32 categories.
Atra (अत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Prakashya (prakasya, prakāśya, प्रकाश्य): defined in 5 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Div (दिव्): defined in 2 categories.
Divi (दिवि, divī, दिवी): defined in 7 categories.
Divya (दिव्य): defined in 19 categories.
Ajivana (ajīvana, अजीवन, ajīvanā, अजीवना): defined in 4 categories.
Ajivani (ajīvani, अजीवनि): defined in 1 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Prakasha (prakasa, prakāśā, प्रकाशा): defined in 13 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Vishala (visala, viśālā, विशाला): defined in 21 categories.
Shanti (santi, śānti, शान्ति): defined in 22 categories.
Ujjvala (ujjvalā, उज्ज्वला): defined in 15 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhist philosophy, Shaiva philosophy, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali

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: “kalayātra prakāśyaṃ cet kiṃcidvā divyajīvane
  • kalayā -
  • kalā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kal (verb class 10)
    [imperative active second single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prakāśyam -
  • prakāśya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prakāśya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prakāśyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse cet*ki
  • kiñcid -
  • kiñcid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • divya -
  • divi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    divī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    divya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    divya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    div -> divya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √div]
    div (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ajīvane -
  • ajīvana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ajīvana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ajīvanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ajīvani (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “tasyāmapi prakāśā syād viśālā śāntirujjvalā
  • tasyām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • prakāśā -
  • prakāśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • viśālā -
  • viśālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śāntir -
  • śānti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śānti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ujjvalā -
  • ujjvalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 8992 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.

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