Sanskrit quote nr. 9024 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कलिकालमियं यावद् अगस्त्यस्य मुनरेपि ।
मानसं खण्डयत्यत्र शशिखण्डानुकारिणी ॥kalikālamiyaṃ yāvad agastyasya munarepi |
mānasaṃ khaṇḍayatyatra śaśikhaṇḍānukāriṇī ||
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.
Kalikala (kalikāla, कलिकाल): defined in 6 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Yavat (yāvat, यावत्): defined in 4 categories.
Agastya (अगस्त्य): defined in 14 categories.
Manasa (mānasa, मानस): defined in 14 categories.
Atra (अत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Shashikhanda (sasikhanda, śaśikhaṇḍa, शशिखण्ड): defined in 4 categories.
Uka (उक): defined in 6 categories.
Ari (अरि): defined in 17 categories.
Arin (अरिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Prakrit, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nepali, Tamil, Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
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: “kalikālamiyaṃ yāvad agastyasya munarepi”
- kalikālam -
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kalikāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- yāvad -
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yāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yāvat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yāvat (noun, masculine)[compound]yāvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- agastyasya -
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agastya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- Cannot analyse munarepi
- Line 2: “mānasaṃ khaṇḍayatyatra śaśikhaṇḍānukāriṇī”
- mānasam -
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mānasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mānasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- khaṇḍayatya -
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√khaṇḍ -> khaṇḍayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √khaṇḍ class 10 verb], [locative single from √khaṇḍ]√khaṇḍ -> khaṇḍayat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √khaṇḍ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √khaṇḍ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √khaṇḍ class 10 verb], [locative single from √khaṇḍ class 10 verb], [nominative dual from √khaṇḍ], [vocative dual from √khaṇḍ], [accusative dual from √khaṇḍ], [locative single from √khaṇḍ]√khaṇḍ (verb class 10)[present active third single]√khaṇḍ (verb class 0)[present active third single]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śaśikhaṇḍān -
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śaśikhaṇḍa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ukā -
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uka (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ariṇī -
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ari (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]arin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative 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 9024 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.