Sanskrit quote nr. 1924 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपरजलधेर्लक्ष्मीं यस्मिन् पुरीं पुरभित्प्रभे ।
मदगजघटाकारैर्नावां शतैरवमृद्नति ॥aparajaladherlakṣmīṃ yasmin purīṃ purabhitprabhe |
madagajaghaṭākārairnāvāṃ śatairavamṛdnati ||
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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.
Aparaja (अपरज): defined in 2 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Dhi (धि): defined in 14 categories.
Lakshmi (laksmi, lakṣmī, लक्ष्मी): defined in 20 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Puri (purī, पुरी): defined in 8 categories.
Purabhid (पुरभिद्): defined in 1 categories.
Prabha (prabhā, प्रभा): defined in 15 categories.
Mada (मद): defined in 20 categories.
Gaja (गज): defined in 19 categories.
Ghata (ghaṭa, घट, ghaṭā, घटा): defined in 23 categories.
Akara (akāra, अकार): defined in 20 categories.
Nava (nāvā, नावा): defined in 16 categories.
Nau (नौ): defined in 12 categories.
Shata (sata, śata, शत): defined in 18 categories.
Ava (अव): defined in 7 categories.
Mridnat (mrdnat, mṛdnat, मृद्नत्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jainism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Gitashastra (science of music), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “aparajaladherlakṣmīṃ yasmin purīṃ purabhitprabhe”
- aparaja -
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aparaja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aparaja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- la -
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la (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dher -
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dhi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- lakṣmīm -
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lakṣmī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- yasmin -
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ya (noun, masculine)[locative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- purīm -
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purī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- purabhit -
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purabhid (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- prabhe -
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prabhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “madagajaghaṭākārairnāvāṃ śatairavamṛdnati”
- mada -
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mada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√mad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- gaja -
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gaja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√gaj (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ghaṭā -
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ghaṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ghaṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ghaṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akārair -
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akāra (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- nāvām -
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nāvā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]nau (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- śatair -
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śata (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- ava -
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ava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[compound]√av (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√u (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- mṛdnati -
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√mṛd -> mṛdnat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √mṛd class 9 verb]√mṛd -> mṛdnat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √mṛd class 9 verb]√mṛd -> mṛdnatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √mṛd class 9 verb]
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 1924 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.