Sanskrit quote nr. 9067 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कल्याणदो भवेद् वीरे ध्रुवकश्चन्द्रशेखरः ।
द्विदिग्वर्णपदं यत्र त्रिपुटे च विधीयते ॥kalyāṇado bhaved vīre dhruvakaścandraśekharaḥ |
dvidigvarṇapadaṃ yatra tripuṭe ca vidhīyate ||
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.
Da (द, dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Vira (vīra, वीर, vīrā, वीरा): defined in 22 categories.
Dhruvaka (ध्रुवक): defined in 6 categories.
Candrashekhara (candrasekhara, candraśekhara, चन्द्रशेखर): defined in 9 categories.
Yatra (यत्र): defined in 12 categories.
Triputa (tripuṭa, त्रिपुट, tripuṭā, त्रिपुटा): defined in 4 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Vidh (विध्): defined in 1 categories.
Vidhi (विधि): defined in 15 categories.
Iyat (इयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Iyata (iyatā, इयता): 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, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Prakrit, Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “kalyāṇado bhaved vīre dhruvakaścandraśekharaḥ”
- kalyāṇa -
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kalyāṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kalyāṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- do* -
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da (noun, masculine)[nominative single]dā (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- bhaved -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- vīre -
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vīra (noun, masculine)[locative single]vīra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vīrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dhruvakaś -
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dhruvaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- candraśekharaḥ -
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candraśekhara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “dvidigvarṇapadaṃ yatra tripuṭe ca vidhīyate”
- Cannot analyse dvidigvarṇapadam*ya
- yatra -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tripuṭe -
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tripuṭa (noun, masculine)[locative single]tripuṭa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tripuṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidhī -
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vidhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vidhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vidh (noun, masculine)[locative single]vidh (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- iyate -
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iyat (noun, masculine)[dative single]iyat (noun, neuter)[dative single]iyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√i (verb class 2)[present middle third plural]
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 9067 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.