Sanskrit quote nr. 9065 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

कल्याणं वः क्रियासुर्मिलदटनियुगस्थास्नुगीर्वाणभोगि- ।
स्त्रैणव्यत्यस्तकल्पद्रुमनवसुमनोनागहारावलीनि ॥

kalyāṇaṃ vaḥ kriyāsurmiladaṭaniyugasthāsnugīrvāṇabhogi- |
straiṇavyatyastakalpadrumanavasumanonāgahārāvalīni ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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 17 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Milat (मिलत्): defined in 1 categories.
Atani (aṭanī, अटनी): defined in 5 categories.
Yuga (युग): defined in 15 categories.
Sthasnu (sthāsnu, स्थास्नु): defined in 2 categories.
Girvana (gīrvāṇa, गीर्वाण): defined in 3 categories.
Bhogin (भोगिन्): defined in 12 categories.
Straina (straiṇa, स्त्रैण): defined in 4 categories.
Vyatyasta (व्यत्यस्त): defined in 3 categories.
Kalpadruma (कल्पद्रुम): defined in 4 categories.
Navasu (navasū, नवसू): defined in 1 categories.
Mana (मन): defined in 24 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Manu (मनु): defined in 19 categories.
Naga (nāga, नाग): defined in 26 categories.
Haravali (hārāvalī, हारावली): defined in 3 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 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, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ayurveda (science of life), Nepali, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons)

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 vaḥ kriyāsurmiladaṭaniyugasthāsnugīrvāṇabhogi-
  • kalyāṇam -
  • kalyāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kalyāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vaḥ -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • kriyāsur -
  • kṛ (verb class 1)
    [benedictive active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [benedictive active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [benedictive active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [benedictive active third plural]
  • milad -
  • milat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    milat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mil -> milat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mil class 6 verb], [vocative single from √mil class 6 verb], [accusative single from √mil class 6 verb]
  • aṭani -
  • aṭani (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aṭanī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • yuga -
  • yuga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sthāsnu -
  • sthāsnu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sthāsnu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sthāsnu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • gīrvāṇa -
  • gīrvāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhogi -
  • bhogin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhogin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “straiṇavyatyastakalpadrumanavasumanonāgahārāvalīni
  • straiṇa -
  • straiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    straiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyatyasta -
  • vyatyasta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyatyasta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kalpadruma -
  • kalpadruma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • navasu -
  • navasū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • mano -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    manu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    manu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • nāga -
  • nāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nāga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hārāvalī -
  • hārāvalī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 9065 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.

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