Sanskrit quote nr. 9295 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
काकतालीययोगेन यदनात्मवति क्षणम् ।
करोति प्रणयं लक्ष्मीस् तत् तस्याः स्त्रीत्वचापलम् ॥kākatālīyayogena yadanātmavati kṣaṇam |
karoti praṇayaṃ lakṣmīs tat tasyāḥ strītvacāpalam ||
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.
Kakataliya (kākatālīyā, काकतालीया): defined in 4 categories.
Uksh (uks, ukṣ, उक्ष्): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Anatmavat (anātmavat, अनात्मवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Kshanam (ksanam, kṣaṇam, क्षणम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshana (ksana, kṣaṇa, क्षण): defined in 13 categories.
Pranaya (praṇaya, प्रणय): defined in 7 categories.
Lakshmi (laksmi, lakṣmī, लक्ष्मी): defined in 20 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Stritva (strītva, स्त्रीत्व): defined in 3 categories.
Capala (cāpala, चापल): defined in 17 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pali, Tamil, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Vedanta (school of philosophy), India history, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “kākatālīyayogena yadanātmavati kṣaṇam”
- kākatālīyayo -
-
kākatālīyā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- ug -
-
ukṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ukṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ena -
-
a (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- yad -
-
yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- anātmavati -
-
anātmavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]anātmavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kṣaṇam -
-
kṣaṇam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “karoti praṇayaṃ lakṣmīs tat tasyāḥ strītvacāpalam”
- karoti -
-
√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third single]
- praṇayam -
-
praṇaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- lakṣmīs -
-
lakṣmī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [accusative plural]
- tat -
-
tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tasyāḥ -
-
sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- strītva -
-
strītva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cāpalam -
-
cāpala (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 9295 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.