Sanskrit quote nr. 9070 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कल्याणवाक्त्वमिव किं पदमत्र कान्तं ।
सद्भूपतेस् त्वमिव कः परितोषकारी ॥kalyāṇavāktvamiva kiṃ padamatra kāntaṃ |
sadbhūpates tvamiva kaḥ paritoṣakārī ||
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.
Vac (vāc, वाच्): defined in 12 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Atra (अत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त): defined in 16 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Bhupati (bhūpati, भूपति): defined in 10 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Paritoshaka (paritosaka, paritoṣaka, परितोषक, paritoṣakā, परितोषका): defined in 2 categories.
Ari (अरि): defined in 17 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), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Prakrit, Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Tamil, Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
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: “kalyāṇavāktvamiva kiṃ padamatra kāntaṃ”
- kalyāṇa -
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kalyāṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kalyāṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vāk -
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vāc (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- padam -
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pada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāntam -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kānta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāntā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “sadbhūpates tvamiva kaḥ paritoṣakārī”
- sad -
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sat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sat (noun, masculine)[compound]sad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]sad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhūpates -
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bhūpati (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kaḥ -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paritoṣakā -
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paritoṣaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paritoṣaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]paritoṣakā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arī -
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ari (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ari (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [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 9070 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.