Sanskrit quote nr. 9069 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कल्याणामावहतु वः शिवयोः शरीरम् ।
एकं यदीयमसितच्छविकण्ठमूलम् ॥kalyāṇāmāvahatu vaḥ śivayoḥ śarīram |
ekaṃ yadīyamasitacchavikaṇṭhamūlam ||
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.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Shiva (siva, śiva, शिव, śivā, शिवा): defined in 25 categories.
Sharira (sarira, śarīra, शरीर): defined in 18 categories.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Yadiya (yadīya, यदीय): defined in 3 categories.
Asi (asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Sha (sa, śa, श): defined in 9 categories.
Vij (विज्): defined in 1 categories.
Mula (mūla, मूल): defined in 27 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, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Buddhist philosophy
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: “kalyāṇāmāvahatu vaḥ śivayoḥ śarīram”
- kalyāṇā -
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kalyāṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kalyāṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- amāva -
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√mā (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- hatu -
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hatu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- vaḥ -
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va (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- śivayoḥ -
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śiva (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]śiva (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]śivā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- śarīram -
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śarīra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “ekaṃ yadīyamasitacchavikaṇṭhamūlam”
- ekam -
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eka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]eka (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- yadīyam -
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yadīya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yadīya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yadīyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- tacch -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śa -
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śa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vik -
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vij (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- aṇṭha -
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√aṇṭh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- mūlam -
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mūla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mūla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mūlā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 9069 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.