Sanskrit quote nr. 8994 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कलहः कदापि मास्त्विति ।
कलितशरीरैक्ययोः शिवयोः ॥kalahaḥ kadāpi māstviti |
kalitaśarīraikyayoḥ śivayoḥ ||
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.
Kalaha (कलह): defined in 11 categories.
Kada (kadā, कदा): defined in 9 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Kalita (कलित): defined in 8 categories.
Sharira (sarira, śarīra, शरीर): defined in 18 categories.
Aikya (ऐक्य): defined in 7 categories.
Shiva (siva, śiva, शिव, śivā, शिवा): defined in 25 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, India history, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “kalahaḥ kadāpi māstviti”
- kalahaḥ -
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kalaha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kadā -
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kadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]kadā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- mās -
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ma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]mās (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tvi -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- Line 2: “kalitaśarīraikyayoḥ śivayoḥ”
- kalita -
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kalita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kalita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kal -> kalita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kal class 10 verb]√kal -> kalita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kal class 10 verb]
- śarīrai -
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śarīra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aikyayoḥ -
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aikya (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- śivayoḥ -
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śiva (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]śiva (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]śivā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
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 8994 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.