Sanskrit quote nr. 9276 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कांश्चित् कल्पशतं कृतस्थितिचयान् कांश्चिद् युगानां शतं ।
कांश्चिद् वर्षशतं तथा कतिपयान् जन्तून् दिनानां शतम् ॥kāṃścit kalpaśataṃ kṛtasthiticayān kāṃścid yugānāṃ śataṃ |
kāṃścid varṣaśataṃ tathā katipayān jantūn dinānāṃ śatam ||
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.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Kalpa (कल्प): defined in 19 categories.
Shata (sata, śata, शत): defined in 18 categories.
Kritasthiti (krtasthiti, kṛtasthiti, कृतस्थिति): defined in 1 categories.
Caya (चय): defined in 10 categories.
Yuga (युग): defined in 15 categories.
Varshashata (varsasata, varṣaśata, वर्षशत): defined in 2 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Katipaya (कतिपय): defined in 6 categories.
Jantu (जन्तु): defined in 15 categories.
Dina (दिन, dinā, दिना): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Buddhism, Hinduism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Prakrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “kāṃścit kalpaśataṃ kṛtasthiticayān kāṃścid yugānāṃ śataṃ”
- kāṃś -
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ka (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- cit -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kalpa -
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kalpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kalpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śatam -
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śata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kṛtasthiti -
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kṛtasthiti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]kṛtasthiti (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kṛtasthiti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- cayān -
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caya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- kāṃś -
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ka (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yugānām -
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yuga (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- śatam -
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śata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “kāṃścid varṣaśataṃ tathā katipayān jantūn dinānāṃ śatam”
- kāṃś -
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ka (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- varṣaśatam -
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varṣaśata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- katipayān -
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katipaya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- jantūn -
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jantu (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- dinānām -
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dina (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]dina (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]dinā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- śatam -
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śata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
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 9276 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.