Sanskrit quote nr. 9058 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कल्पान्ते शमितत्रिविक्रममहाकङ्कालबद्धस्फुरच्- ।
छेषस्यूतनृसिंहपाणिनखरप्रोतादिकोलामिषः ॥kalpānte śamitatrivikramamahākaṅkālabaddhasphurac- |
cheṣasyūtanṛsiṃhapāṇinakharaprotādikolāmiṣaḥ ||
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.
Cha (छ, chā, छा): defined in 10 categories.
Chi (छि): defined in 4 categories.
Isha (isa, iṣa, इष): defined in 15 categories.
Ishan (isan, iṣan, इषन्): defined in 2 categories.
Syuta (syūta, स्यूत): defined in 3 categories.
Nrisimha (nrsimha, nṛsiṃha, नृसिंह): defined in 11 categories.
Panina (pāṇina, पाणिन): defined in 2 categories.
Khara (खर): defined in 22 categories.
Prota (प्रोत, protā, प्रोता): defined in 4 categories.
Adish (adis, ādiś, आदिश्): defined in 2 categories.
Ola (olā, ओला): defined in 5 categories.
Ish (is, iṣ, इष्): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Kannada, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy
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: “kalpānte śamitatrivikramamahākaṅkālabaddhasphurac-”
- kalpānte -
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kalpānta (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Cannot analyse śamitatrivikramamahākaṅkālabaddhasphurac
- Line 2: “cheṣasyūtanṛsiṃhapāṇinakharaprotādikolāmiṣaḥ”
- che -
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cha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]cha (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]chā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]chi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- iṣa -
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iṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]iṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]iṣan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- syūta -
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syūta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]syūta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sīv -> syūta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sīv class 4 verb]√sīv -> syūta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sīv class 4 verb]
- nṛsiṃha -
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nṛsiṃha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pāṇina -
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pāṇina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- khara -
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khara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]khara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- protā -
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prota (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prota (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]protā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√pru (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- ādik -
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ādiś (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- olām -
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olā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- iṣaḥ -
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iṣ (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]iṣ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]iṣ (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]iṣa (noun, masculine)[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 9058 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.