Sanskrit quote nr. 9129 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कवेरभिप्रायमशब्दगोचरं ।
स्फुरन्तमार्द्रेषु पदेषु केवलम् ॥kaverabhiprāyamaśabdagocaraṃ |
sphurantamārdreṣu padeṣu kevalam ||
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.
Abhipraya (abhiprāya, अभिप्राय): defined in 8 categories.
Ashabda (asabda, aśabda, अशब्द): defined in 3 categories.
Gocara (गोचर): defined in 13 categories.
Sphurat (स्फुरत्): defined in 6 categories.
Ardra (ārdra, आर्द्र): defined in 17 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Kevalam (केवलम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kevala (केवल): defined in 14 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, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “kaverabhiprāyamaśabdagocaraṃ”
- kaver -
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kavi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]kavi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]√kav (verb class 1)[optative active second single]
- abhiprāyam -
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abhiprāya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- aśabda -
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aśabda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aśabda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gocaram -
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gocara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gocara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gocarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “sphurantamārdreṣu padeṣu kevalam”
- sphurantam -
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sphurat (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]√sphur -> sphurat (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sphur class 6 verb]
- ārdreṣu -
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ārdra (noun, masculine)[locative plural]ārdra (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- padeṣu -
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pada (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- kevalam -
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kevalam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kevala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kevala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kevalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 9129 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.