Sanskrit quote nr. 9042 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कल्की कल्कं हरतु जगतः स्फूर्जदूजैस्वितेजा ।
वेदोच्छेदस्फुरितदुरितध्वंसने धूमकेतुः ॥kalkī kalkaṃ haratu jagataḥ sphūrjadūjaisvitejā |
vedocchedasphuritaduritadhvaṃsane dhūmaketuḥ ||
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.
Kalki (कल्कि): defined in 11 categories.
Kalkin (कल्किन्): defined in 4 categories.
Kalka (कल्क): defined in 7 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Sphurja (sphūrja, स्फूर्ज): defined in 3 categories.
Ja (ज, jā, जा): defined in 7 categories.
Ita (इत, itā, इता): defined in 6 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Veda (वेद, vedā, वेदा): defined in 21 categories.
Uccheda (उच्छेद): defined in 9 categories.
Sphurita (स्फुरित): defined in 6 categories.
Durita (दुरित): defined in 8 categories.
Dhvamsana (dhvaṃsana, ध्वंसन, dhvaṃsanā, ध्वंसना): defined in 3 categories.
Dhumaketu (dhūmaketu, धूमकेतु): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Tamil, Nepali, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
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: “kalkī kalkaṃ haratu jagataḥ sphūrjadūjaisvitejā”
- kalkī -
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kalki (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kalkin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kalkam -
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kalka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kalka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kalkā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- haratu -
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√hṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active third single]
- jagataḥ -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]jagat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- sphūrja -
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sphūrja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√sphūrj (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- dū -
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dū (noun, feminine)[compound]
- jai -
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ja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]jā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- esvi -
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a (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- ite -
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ita (noun, masculine)[locative single]ita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]itā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]iti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present middle third single]
- jā -
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jā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “vedocchedasphuritaduritadhvaṃsane dhūmaketuḥ”
- vedo -
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veda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vedā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vid (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- uccheda -
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uccheda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sphurita -
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sphurita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sphurita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sphur -> sphurita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sphur class 6 verb]√sphur -> sphurita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sphur class 6 verb]
- durita -
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durita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]durita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhvaṃsane -
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dhvaṃsana (noun, masculine)[locative single]dhvaṃsana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dhvaṃsanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dhūmaketuḥ -
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dhūmaketu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]dhūmaketu (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 9042 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.