Sanskrit quote nr. 9014 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कलामिन्दुः करं दाता धारां धाराधरो यदि ।
संकोचयिष्यते तर्हि जीविष्यति कथं जगत् ॥kalāminduḥ karaṃ dātā dhārāṃ dhārādharo yadi |
saṃkocayiṣyate tarhi jīviṣyati kathaṃ jagat ||
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 (kalā, कला): defined in 32 categories.
Indu (इन्दु): defined in 14 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Data (dāta, दात, dātā, दाता): defined in 6 categories.
Dhara (dhārā, धारा): defined in 18 categories.
Dharadhara (dhārādhara, धाराधर): defined in 6 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Tarhi (तर्हि): defined in 2 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 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), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “kalāminduḥ karaṃ dātā dhārāṃ dhārādharo yadi”
- kalām -
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kalā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- induḥ -
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indu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- karam -
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kara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dātā* -
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dāta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dātā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dhārām -
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dhārā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- dhārādharo* -
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dhārādhara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “saṃkocayiṣyate tarhi jīviṣyati kathaṃ jagat”
- saṅko -
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saṅku (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- cayiṣyate -
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√cay (verb class 1)[future middle third single]
- tarhi -
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tarhi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tarhi (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tarhi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- jīviṣyati -
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√jīv -> jīviṣyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv -> jīviṣyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv (verb class 1)[future active third single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jagat -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[compound]jagat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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 9014 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.