Sanskrit quote nr. 9114 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कविरविमहोत्कर्षान् हर्षन् प्रपञ्चय पञ्चषान् ।
स्खलसि रसने किं वा सर्वान् प्रवक्तुमनीश्वरे ॥kaviravimahotkarṣān harṣan prapañcaya pañcaṣān |
skhalasi rasane kiṃ vā sarvān pravaktumanīśvare ||
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.
Kavi (कवि): defined in 15 categories.
Avi (अवि): defined in 9 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Ahu (अहु): defined in 4 categories.
Utkarsha (utkarsa, utkarṣa, उत्कर्ष): defined in 8 categories.
Prapanca (prapañca, प्रपञ्च): defined in 12 categories.
Pancasha (pancasa, pañcaṣa, पञ्चष): defined in 2 categories.
Rasana (रसन, rasanā, रसना): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Anishvara (anisvara, anīśvara, अनीश्वर, anīśvarā, अनीश्वरा): defined in 4 categories.
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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: “kaviravimahotkarṣān harṣan prapañcaya pañcaṣān”
- kavir -
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kavi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kavi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- avim -
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avi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]avi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- aho -
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aha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ahu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ahu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- utkarṣān -
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utkarṣa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- harṣan -
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√hṛṣ -> harṣat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hṛṣ class 1 verb]
- prapañca -
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prapañca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ya -
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- pañcaṣān -
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pañcaṣa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “skhalasi rasane kiṃ vā sarvān pravaktumanīśvare”
- skhalasi -
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√skhal (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- rasane -
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rasana (noun, masculine)[locative single]rasana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]rasanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sarvān -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vaktum -
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√vac -> vaktum (infinitive)[infinitive from √vac]√vac -> vaktum (infinitive)[infinitive from √vac]
- anīśvare -
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anīśvara (noun, masculine)[locative single]anīśvara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]anīśvarā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [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 9114 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.