Sanskrit quote nr. 8993 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कलशे निजहेतुदण्डजः ।
किमु चक्रभ्रमकारितागुणः ॥kalaśe nijahetudaṇḍajaḥ |
kimu cakrabhramakāritāguṇaḥ ||
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.
Kalasha (kalasa, kalaśa, कलश): defined in 18 categories.
Kalashi (kalasi, kalaśi, कलशि): defined in 7 categories.
Nija (निज): defined in 10 categories.
Danda (daṇḍa, दण्ड): defined in 26 categories.
Ja (ज): defined in 7 categories.
Cakrabhrama (चक्रभ्रम): defined in 2 categories.
Karita (kārita, कारित, kāritā, कारिता): defined in 7 categories.
Aguna (aguṇa, अगुण): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), 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: “kalaśe nijahetudaṇḍajaḥ”
- kalaśe -
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kalaśa (noun, masculine)[locative single]kalaśi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- nija -
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nija (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nija (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hetu -
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hetu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- daṇḍa -
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daṇḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- jaḥ -
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ja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kimu cakrabhramakāritāguṇaḥ”
- Cannot analyse kimu*ca
- cakrabhrama -
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cakrabhrama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cakrabhrama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāritā -
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kārita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kārita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ -> kārita (participle, masculine)[compound from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārita (participle, neuter)[compound from √kṛ]kāritā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kārita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kāritā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kṛ]
- aguṇaḥ -
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aguṇa (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 8993 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.