Sanskrit quote nr. 9111 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कविमतिरिव बहुलोहा ।
सुघटितचक्रा प्रभातवेलेव ॥kavimatiriva bahulohā |
sughaṭitacakrā prabhātaveleva ||
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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.
Kavi (कवि): defined in 15 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Bahula (बहुल, bahulā, बहुला): defined in 17 categories.
Uha (ūhā, ऊहा): defined in 14 categories.
Sughatita (sughaṭita, सुघटित): defined in 3 categories.
Cakra (cakrā, चक्रा): defined in 27 categories.
Prabhata (prabhāta, प्रभात): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Dharmashastra (religious law), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “kavimatiriva bahulohā”
- kavim -
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kavi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kavi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ri -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]rī (noun, feminine)[adverb]rai (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bahulo -
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bahula (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bahula (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]bahulā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ūhā -
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ūhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sughaṭitacakrā prabhātaveleva”
- sughaṭita -
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sughaṭita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sughaṭita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cakrā -
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cakrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- prabhāta -
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prabhāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prabhāta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- veleva -
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√vel (verb class 1)[optative active first 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 9111 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.