Sanskrit quote nr. 1295 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनस्तमितसारस्य तेजसस्तद्विजृम्भितम् ।
येन पाषाणखण्डस्य मूल्यमल्पं वसुंधरा ॥anastamitasārasya tejasastadvijṛmbhitam |
yena pāṣāṇakhaṇḍasya mūlyamalpaṃ vasuṃdharā ||
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.
Anastamita (अनस्तमित): defined in 1 categories.
Sara (sāra, सार): defined in 29 categories.
Sarasya (sārasya, सारस्य): defined in 3 categories.
Tejas (तेजस्): defined in 16 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Vijrimbhita (vijrmbhita, vijṛmbhita, विजृम्भित): defined in 6 categories.
Yena (येन): defined in 2 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Khanda (khaṇḍa, खण्ड): defined in 19 categories.
Mulya (mūlya, मूल्य): defined in 8 categories.
Alpam (अल्पम्): defined in 2 categories.
Alpa (अल्प): defined in 11 categories.
Vasundhara (vasundharā, वसुन्धरा): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “anastamitasārasya tejasastadvijṛmbhitam”
- anastamita -
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anastamita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anastamita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sārasya -
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sārasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sāra (noun, masculine)[genitive single]sāra (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- tejasas -
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tejas (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vijṛmbhitam -
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vijṛmbhita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vijṛmbhita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vijṛmbhitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “yena pāṣāṇakhaṇḍasya mūlyamalpaṃ vasuṃdharā”
- yena -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- pāṣāṇa -
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pāṣāṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- khaṇḍasya -
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khaṇḍa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]khaṇḍa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- mūlyam -
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mūlya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mūlya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mūlyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√mūl -> mūlya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √mūl class 1 verb]√mūl -> mūlya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √mūl class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mūl class 1 verb]
- alpam -
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alpam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]alpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]alpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]alpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vasundharā -
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vasundharā (noun, feminine)[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 1295 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.