Sanskrit quote nr. 9317 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
काकाल्लौल्यं यमात् क्रौर्यं स्थपतेर्दृढघातिताम् ।
एकैकाक्षरमादाय कायस्थः केन निर्मितः ॥kākāllaulyaṃ yamāt krauryaṃ sthapaterdṛḍhaghātitām |
ekaikākṣaramādāya kāyasthaḥ kena nirmitaḥ ||
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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.
Kaka (kāka, काक): defined in 18 categories.
Laulya (लौल्य): defined in 4 categories.
Yama (यम): defined in 27 categories.
Kraurya (क्रौर्य): defined in 5 categories.
Sthapati (स्थपति): defined in 8 categories.
Dridha (drdha, dṛḍha, दृढ): defined in 13 categories.
Ghatita (ghātitā, घातिता): defined in 10 categories.
Akshara (aksara, akṣara, अक्षर): defined in 17 categories.
Ada (āda, आद): defined in 9 categories.
Adaya (ādāya, आदाय): defined in 10 categories.
Kayastha (kāyastha, कायस्थ): defined in 10 categories.
Kena (केन): defined in 5 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Nirmita (निर्मित): defined in 10 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: “kākāllaulyaṃ yamāt krauryaṃ sthapaterdṛḍhaghātitām”
- kākāl -
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kāka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]kāka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- laulyam -
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laulya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- yamāt -
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yama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]yama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- krauryam -
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kraurya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sthapater -
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sthapati (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]sthapati (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- dṛḍha -
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dṛḍha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dṛḍha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ghātitām -
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√han -> ghātitā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √han]
- Line 2: “ekaikākṣaramādāya kāyasthaḥ kena nirmitaḥ”
- ekaikā -
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ekaika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ekaika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ekaikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akṣaram -
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akṣara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akṣara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akṣarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṣar (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]√kṣar (verb class 2)[imperfect active first single]
- ādāya -
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ādāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ādāya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]āda (noun, masculine)[dative single]āda (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- kāyasthaḥ -
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kāyastha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kena -
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kena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- nirmitaḥ -
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nirmita (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 9317 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.