Sanskrit quote nr. 9087 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

कल्लोलैर्विकिरत्वसौ गिरिवरान् वेलाविलासोत्थितैः ।
शब्दैर्वा बधिरीकरोतु ककुभो धत्तां च विस्तीर्णताम् ॥

kallolairvikiratvasau girivarān velāvilāsotthitaiḥ |
śabdairvā badhirīkarotu kakubho dhattāṃ ca vistīrṇatām ||

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.

Kallola (कल्लोल): defined in 10 categories.
Vikira (विकिर): defined in 5 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Gir (गिर्): defined in 5 categories.
Vara (वर): defined in 23 categories.
Vela (वेल): defined in 14 categories.
Ila (ilā, इला): defined in 13 categories.
Utthita (उत्थित): defined in 10 categories.
Shabda (sabda, śabda, शब्द): defined in 24 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Ba (ब): defined in 10 categories.
Dhi (धि): defined in 14 categories.
Kakubh (ककुभ्): defined in 2 categories.
Kakubha (ककुभ): defined in 7 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Vistirnata (vistīrṇatā, विस्तीर्णता): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music)

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: “kallolairvikiratvasau girivarān velāvilāsotthitaiḥ
  • kallolair -
  • kallola (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kallola (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vikira -
  • vikira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tva -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • giri -
  • giri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    giri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    gir (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    gir (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gir (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • varān -
  • vara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • velāvi -
  • vela (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ilā -
  • ilā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    il (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aso -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • utthitaiḥ -
  • utthita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    utthita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “śabdairvā badhirīkarotu kakubho dhattāṃ ca vistīrṇatām
  • śabdair -
  • śabda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ba -
  • ba (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhir -
  • dhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ī -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • karotu -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperative active third single]
  • kakubho* -
  • kakubh (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kakubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhattām -
  • dhā (verb class 3)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vistīrṇatām -
  • vistīrṇatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

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 9087 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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