Sanskrit quote nr. 9062 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कल्याणं भगवत्कथाकथनतः काव्यं विधातुः कवेस् ।
तस्यैवाङ्कतया क्वचिद् रचयतः शृङ्गारवीरादिकम् ॥kalyāṇaṃ bhagavatkathākathanataḥ kāvyaṃ vidhātuḥ kaves |
tasyaivāṅkatayā kvacid racayataḥ śṛṅgāravīrādikam ||
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.
Bhagavat (भगवत्): defined in 13 categories.
Katha (kathā, कथा): defined in 12 categories.
Kathana (कथन): defined in 7 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Kavya (kāvya, काव्य): defined in 8 categories.
Vidhatri (vidhatr, vidhātṛ, विधातृ): defined in 5 categories.
Vanka (vāṅka, वाङ्क): defined in 8 categories.
Ku (कु, kū, कू): defined in 11 categories.
Kva (क्व): defined in 2 categories.
Acit (अचित्): defined in 3 categories.
Shringara (srngara, śṛṅgāra, शृङ्गार): defined in 11 categories.
Vira (vīrā, वीरा): defined in 22 categories.
Dikam (दिकम्): defined in 1 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, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Tamil, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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 bhagavatkathākathanataḥ kāvyaṃ vidhātuḥ kaves”
- kalyāṇam -
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kalyāṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kalyāṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhagavat -
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bhagavat (noun, masculine)[compound]bhagavat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kathā -
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kathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kathana -
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kathana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kathana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- taḥ -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāvyam -
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kāvya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāvya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāvyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kav -> kāvya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kav class 1 verb]√kav -> kāvya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kav class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kav class 1 verb]
- vidhātuḥ -
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vidhātṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Cannot analyse kaves
- Line 2: “tasyaivāṅkatayā kvacid racayataḥ śṛṅgāravīrādikam”
- tasyai -
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sā (noun, feminine)[dative single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative middle first single], [imperative passive first single]
- vāṅka -
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vāṅka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tayā -
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tā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]sā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- kva -
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ku (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ku (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- acid -
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acit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- racayataḥ -
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√rac -> racayat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √rac class 10 verb], [ablative single from √rac class 10 verb], [genitive single from √rac class 10 verb]√rac -> racayat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √rac class 10 verb], [genitive single from √rac class 10 verb]√rac (verb class 10)[present active third dual]
- śṛṅgāra -
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śṛṅgāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śṛṅgāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vīrā -
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vīrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- dikam -
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dikam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 9062 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.