Sanskrit quote nr. 9080 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कल्याणी बत गाथेयं लौकिकी प्रतिभाति मे ।
एति जीवन्तमानन्दो नरं वर्षशतादपि ॥kalyāṇī bata gātheyaṃ laukikī pratibhāti me |
eti jīvantamānando naraṃ varṣaśatādapi ||
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.
Kalyani (kalyāṇī, कल्याणी): defined in 12 categories.
Bata (बत): defined in 5 categories.
Gatha (gātha, गाथ, gāthā, गाथा): defined in 14 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Laukiki (laukikī, लौकिकी): defined in 3 categories.
Pratibha (प्रतिभ, pratibhā, प्रतिभा): defined in 8 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Jivanta (jīvanta, जीवन्त): defined in 6 categories.
Jivat (jīvat, जीवत्): defined in 3 categories.
Ananda (ānanda, आनन्द): defined in 20 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Varshashata (varsasata, varṣaśata, वर्षशत): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Hindi, Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Tamil, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Hinduism, Vaisheshika (school of 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: “kalyāṇī bata gātheyaṃ laukikī pratibhāti me”
- kalyāṇī -
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kalyāṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kalyāṇin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bata -
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bata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- gāthe -
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gātha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]gāthā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√gā (verb class 2)[present active second plural]√gā (verb class 2)[present active second plural]
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- laukikī -
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laukikī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- pratibhā -
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pratibha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pratibha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pratibhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “eti jīvantamānando naraṃ varṣaśatādapi”
- eti -
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eti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- jīvantam -
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jīvanta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jīvanta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jīvantā (noun, feminine)[adverb]jīvat (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]√jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
- ānando* -
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ānanda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- naram -
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nara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- varṣaśatād -
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varṣaśata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
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 9080 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.