Sanskrit quote nr. 9031 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कलिलं चैकरात्रेण पञ्चरात्रेण बुद्बुदम् ।
पक्षैकेनाण्डकः सोऽथ मासपूर्णे शिरो कुरु ॥kalilaṃ caikarātreṇa pañcarātreṇa budbudam |
pakṣaikenāṇḍakaḥ so'tha māsapūrṇe śiro kuru ||
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.
Kalila (कलिल): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 8 categories.
Ekaratra (ekarātra, एकरात्र): defined in 5 categories.
Pancaratra (pañcarātra, पञ्चरात्र): defined in 8 categories.
Budbuda (बुद्बुद): defined in 11 categories.
Paksha (paksa, pakṣa, पक्ष, pakṣā, पक्षा): defined in 19 categories.
Aika (ऐक): defined in 2 categories.
Andaka (aṇḍaka, अण्डक): defined in 5 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Purna (pūrṇa, पूर्ण, pūrṇā, पूर्णा): defined in 19 categories.
Purni (pūrṇi, पूर्णि): defined in 1 categories.
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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: “kalilaṃ caikarātreṇa pañcarātreṇa budbudam”
- kalilam -
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kalila (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kalila (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kalilā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ekarātreṇa -
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ekarātra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ekarātra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- pañcarātreṇa -
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pañcarātra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]pañcarātra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- budbudam -
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budbuda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]budbuda (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]budbudā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “pakṣaikenāṇḍakaḥ so'tha māsapūrṇe śiro kuru”
- pakṣai -
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pakṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pakṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pakṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√pakṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
- aikenā -
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aika (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]aika (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- aṇḍakaḥ -
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aṇḍaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- so' -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]so (noun, feminine)[compound]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- māsa -
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māsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pūrṇe -
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pūrṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]pūrṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]pūrṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pūrṇi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, masculine)[locative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [locative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [locative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √pṝ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √pṝ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √pṝ class 3 verb], [locative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √pṝ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √pṝ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √pṝ class 6 verb], [locative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [nominative dual from √pṝ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √pṝ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √pṝ class 9 verb], [locative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]√pṝ -> pūrṇā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √pṝ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √pṝ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √pṝ class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √pṝ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √pṝ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √pṝ class 6 verb], [nominative dual from √pṝ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √pṝ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √pṝ class 9 verb]
- śiro -
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- kuru -
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kuru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kuru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperative active second 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 9031 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.