Sanskrit quote nr. 9054 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कल्पान्तक्रूरकेलिः क्रतुकदनकरः कुन्दकर्पूरकान्तिः ।
क्रीडन् कैलासकूटे कलितकुमुदिनीकामुकः कान्तकायः ॥kalpāntakrūrakeliḥ kratukadanakaraḥ kundakarpūrakāntiḥ |
krīḍan kailāsakūṭe kalitakumudinīkāmukaḥ kāntakāyaḥ ||
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.
Kalpanta (kalpānta, कल्पान्त): defined in 7 categories.
Krura (krūra, क्रूर): defined in 13 categories.
Keli (केलि): defined in 11 categories.
Kadana (कदन): defined in 5 categories.
Karas (करस्): defined in 2 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Kunda (कुन्द): defined in 23 categories.
Karpuraka (karpūraka, कर्पूरक): defined in 2 categories.
Anti (अन्ति): defined in 9 categories.
Kridat (krīḍat, क्रीडत्): defined in 3 categories.
Kailasa (kailāsa, कैलास): defined in 15 categories.
Kuta (kūṭa, कूट): defined in 19 categories.
Kalita (कलित): defined in 8 categories.
Kumudini (kumudinī, कुमुदिनी): defined in 7 categories.
Kamuka (kāmuka, कामुक): defined in 10 categories.
Kantaka (kāntaka, कान्तक): defined in 12 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Ayas (अयस्): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Kannada, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shilpashastra (iconography)
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: “kalpāntakrūrakeliḥ kratukadanakaraḥ kundakarpūrakāntiḥ”
- kalpānta -
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kalpānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- krūra -
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krūra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]krūra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- keliḥ -
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keli (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kratu -
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kratu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- kadana -
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kadana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- karaḥ -
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karas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kunda -
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kunda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kunda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- karpūrakā -
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karpūraka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- antiḥ -
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anti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “krīḍan kailāsakūṭe kalitakumudinīkāmukaḥ kāntakāyaḥ”
- krīḍan -
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krīḍat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√krīḍ -> krīḍat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √krīḍ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √krīḍ class 1 verb]
- kailāsa -
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kailāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kūṭe -
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kūṭa (noun, masculine)[locative single]kūṭa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- kalita -
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kalita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kalita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kal -> kalita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kal class 10 verb]√kal -> kalita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kal class 10 verb]
- kumudinī -
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kumudinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- kāmukaḥ -
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kāmuka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāntakā -
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kāntaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ayaḥ -
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ayas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]aya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]i (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]e (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 9054 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.