Sanskrit quote nr. 9018 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कलावति चलां दृष्टिं न कुर्यास् त्वं मुहुर्मुहुः ।
लग्नोऽपि न तथा बाणो बाधते चालितो यथा ॥kalāvati calāṃ dṛṣṭiṃ na kuryās tvaṃ muhurmuhuḥ |
lagno'pi na tathā bāṇo bādhate cālito yathā ||
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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.
Kalavati (kalāvatī, कलावती): defined in 7 categories.
Cala (calā, चला): defined in 21 categories.
Drishti (drsti, dṛṣṭi, दृष्टि): defined in 19 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Kuri (kurī, कुरी): defined in 7 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Lagna (लग्न): defined in 9 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Bana (bāṇa, बाण): defined in 22 categories.
Badhata (bādhatā, बाधता): defined in 1 categories.
Calita (cālita, चालित): defined in 7 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Kannada, Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), 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: “kalāvati calāṃ dṛṣṭiṃ na kuryās tvaṃ muhurmuhuḥ”
- kalāvati -
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kalāvatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]kalāvat (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- calām -
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calā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- dṛṣṭim -
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dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kuryās -
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kurī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative active second single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse muhurmuhuḥ
- Line 2: “lagno'pi na tathā bāṇo bādhate cālito yathā”
- lagno' -
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lagna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√lag -> lagna (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √lag class 1 verb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bāṇo* -
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bāṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bādhate -
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bādhatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√bādh (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- cālito* -
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√cal -> cālita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √cal]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 9018 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.