Sanskrit quote nr. 9061 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कल्याणं परिकल्प्यतां पिककुले रोहन्तु वाञ्छाप्तयो ।
हंसानामुदयोऽस्तु पूर्णशशिनः स्ताद्भद्रमिन्दीवरे ॥kalyāṇaṃ parikalpyatāṃ pikakule rohantu vāñchāptayo |
haṃsānāmudayo'stu pūrṇaśaśinaḥ stādbhadramindīvare ||
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.
Parikalpya (परिकल्प्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Pika (पिक): defined in 9 categories.
Kula (कुल, kulā, कुला): defined in 22 categories.
Kuli (कुलि): defined in 7 categories.
Vancha (vāñchā, वाञ्छा): defined in 5 categories.
Apta (āpta, आप्त): defined in 11 categories.
Yu (यु): defined in 6 categories.
Hamsa (haṃsa, हंस): defined in 26 categories.
Udaya (उदय): defined in 21 categories.
Purna (pūrṇa, पूर्ण): defined in 19 categories.
Stri (str, stṛ, स्तृ): defined in 20 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhadram (भद्रम्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhadra (भद्र): defined in 24 categories.
Indivara (indīvara, इन्दीवर, indīvarā, इन्दीवरा): defined in 10 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, Tamil, Ayurveda (science of life), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Gitashastra (science of music), Kavya (poetry), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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 parikalpyatāṃ pikakule rohantu vāñchāptayo”
- kalyāṇam -
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kalyāṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kalyāṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- parikalpya -
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parikalpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]parikalpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- pika -
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pika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kule -
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kula (noun, masculine)[locative single]kula (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kulā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kuli (noun, feminine)[vocative single]kuli (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- rohantu -
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√ruh (verb class 1)[imperative active third plural]
- vāñchā -
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vāñchā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vāñch (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- āpta -
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āpta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āpta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√āp (verb class 5)[aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]
- yo -
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yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “haṃsānāmudayo'stu pūrṇaśaśinaḥ stādbhadramindīvare”
- haṃsānām -
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haṃsa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- udayo' -
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udaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- astu -
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√as (verb class 2)[imperative active third single]
- pūrṇa -
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pūrṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pūrṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
- śaśinaḥ -
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śaśin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- stā -
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stṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√as (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- ad -
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ad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhadram -
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bhadram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhadra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhadra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhadrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- indīvare -
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indīvara (noun, masculine)[locative single]indīvara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]indīvarā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 9061 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.