Sanskrit quote nr. 2484 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमीषां मञ्जुश्रीरुचिरवदनश्रीकृतरुचां ।
श्रुतं नो नामापि क्व नु खलु हिमांशुप्रकृतयः ॥amīṣāṃ mañjuśrīruciravadanaśrīkṛtarucāṃ |
śrutaṃ no nāmāpi kva nu khalu himāṃśuprakṛtayaḥ ||
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.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Manjushri (manjusri, mañjuśrī, मञ्जुश्री): defined in 4 categories.
Ruciravadana (रुचिरवदन): defined in 1 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Kritaruc (krtaruc, kṛtaruc, कृतरुच्): defined in 1 categories.
Shruta (sruta, śruta, श्रुत): defined in 10 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Kva (क्व): defined in 2 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Khalu (खलु): defined in 6 categories.
Prakriti (prakrti, prakṛti, प्रकृति): defined in 22 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Pali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “amīṣāṃ mañjuśrīruciravadanaśrīkṛtarucāṃ”
- amīṣām -
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adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive plural]adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- mañjuśrīr -
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mañjuśrī (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- ruciravadana -
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ruciravadana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ruciravadana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śrī -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]śrī (noun, masculine)[compound]
- kṛtarucām -
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kṛtaruc (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]kṛtaruc (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]kṛtarucā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “śrutaṃ no nāmāpi kva nu khalu himāṃśuprakṛtayaḥ”
- śrutam -
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śruta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śruta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śrutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śrut (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śrut (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]√śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
- no* -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- nāmā -
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nāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kva -
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kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nu -
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nu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nau (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- khalu -
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khalu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- himāṃśu -
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himāṃśu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- prakṛtayaḥ -
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prakṛti (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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 2484 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.