Sanskrit quote nr. 9047 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कल्पद्रुमाश्च सन्तश्च नार्हन्ति समशीर्षिकाम् ।
अर्थिनां प्रार्थिताः पूर्वे फलन्त्यन्ये स्वयं यतः ॥kalpadrumāśca santaśca nārhanti samaśīrṣikām |
arthināṃ prārthitāḥ pūrve phalantyanye svayaṃ yataḥ ||
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.
Kalpadruma (कल्पद्रुम): defined in 4 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Santa (सन्त): defined in 19 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Arhat (अर्हत्): defined in 8 categories.
Samashirshika (samasirsika, samaśīrṣikā, समशीर्षिका): defined in 1 categories.
Arthin (अर्थिन्): defined in 9 categories.
Prarthita (prārthita, प्रार्थित, prārthitā, प्रार्थिता): defined in 6 categories.
Purva (pūrva, पूर्व, pūrvā, पूर्वा): defined in 13 categories.
Phalat (फलत्): defined in 1 categories.
Anya (अन्य, anyā, अन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Svayam (स्वयम्): defined in 6 categories.
Yatah (yataḥ, यतः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yata (यत): defined in 7 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: “kalpadrumāśca santaśca nārhanti samaśīrṣikām”
- kalpadrumāś -
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kalpadruma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- santaś -
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sat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]santa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sam -> santa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sam class 1 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nā -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- arhanti -
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arhat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√arh (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- samaśīrṣikām -
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samaśīrṣikā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “arthināṃ prārthitāḥ pūrve phalantyanye svayaṃ yataḥ”
- arthinām -
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arthin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]arthin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- prārthitāḥ -
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prārthita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prārthitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pūrve -
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pūrva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]pūrva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]pūrvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- phalantya -
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√phal -> phalat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √phal class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √phal class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √phal class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √phal class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √phal class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √phal class 1 verb]√phal -> phalantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √phal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √phal class 1 verb]√phal (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- anye -
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anya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]anyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yataḥ -
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yataḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]yat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]yata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
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 9047 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.