Sanskrit quote nr. 9060 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कल्याणं नः किमधिकमितो जीवनार्थं यदस्माल् ।
लूत्वा वृक्षानहह दहसि म्रातरङ्गारकार ॥kalyāṇaṃ naḥ kimadhikamito jīvanārthaṃ yadasmāl |
lūtvā vṛkṣānahaha dahasi mrātaraṅgārakāra ||
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.
Kalyana (kalyāṇa, कल्याण): defined in 18 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Adhikam (अधिकम्): defined in 2 categories.
Adhika (अधिक): defined in 11 categories.
Ita (इत): defined in 6 categories.
Jivana (jīvana, जीवन, jīvanā, जीवना): defined in 18 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Vriksha (vrksa, vṛkṣa, वृक्ष): defined in 13 categories.
Ahaha (अहह): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhist philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Hinduism, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “kalyāṇaṃ naḥ kimadhikamito jīvanārthaṃ yadasmāl”
- kalyāṇam -
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kalyāṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kalyāṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- naḥ -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- adhikam -
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adhikam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]adhika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adhika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]adhikā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ito* -
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itaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- jīvanā -
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jīvana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jīvana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]jīvanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse yadasmāl
- Line 2: “lūtvā vṛkṣānahaha dahasi mrātaraṅgārakāra”
- lūtvā -
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√lū -> lūtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √lū]
- vṛkṣān -
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vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ahaha -
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ahaha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dahasi -
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√dah (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- Cannot analyse mrātaraṅgārakāra
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 9060 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.