Sanskrit quote nr. 9016 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कलावतः सैव कला ययाधःक्रियते भवः ।
बह्वीभिश्च कलाभिः किं याभिरङ्कः प्रदर्श्यते ॥kalāvataḥ saiva kalā yayādhaḥkriyate bhavaḥ |
bahvībhiśca kalābhiḥ kiṃ yābhiraṅkaḥ pradarśyate ||
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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.
Kalavat (kalāvat, कलावत्): defined in 2 categories.
Kala (कल, kalā, कला): defined in 32 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Bhava (भव): defined in 31 categories.
Bhu (भु): defined in 16 categories.
Bahvi (bahvī, बह्वी): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Anka (aṅka, अङ्क): defined in 14 categories.
Ankas (aṅkas, अङ्कस्): defined in 1 categories.
Prada (प्रद, pradā, प्रदा): defined in 4 categories.
Rishya (rsya, ṛśya, ऋश्य): defined in 5 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hinduism, Jainism, 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), 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), Buddhism, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhist philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nepali, Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
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: “kalāvataḥ saiva kalā yayādhaḥkriyate bhavaḥ”
- kalāvataḥ -
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kalāvat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- sai -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- kalā* -
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kala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kalā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yayā -
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yā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[instrumental single]√yā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]
- adhaḥ -
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adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]adhaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kriyate -
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√kṛ -> kriyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kriyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[present passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 3)[present passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]
- bhavaḥ -
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bhava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]bhu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bhu (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “bahvībhiśca kalābhiḥ kiṃ yābhiraṅkaḥ pradarśyate”
- bahvībhiś -
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bahvī (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kalābhiḥ -
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kalā (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- yābhir -
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yābhiḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yā (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]yā (pronoun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- aṅkaḥ -
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aṅkas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]aṅka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pradar -
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prada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pradā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ṛśya -
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ṛśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṛśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive 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 9016 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.