Sanskrit quote nr. 2830 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अरण्यं सारङ्गैर्गिरिकुहरगर्भाश्च हरिभिर् ।
दिशो दिङ्मातङ्गैः सलिलमुषितं पङ्कजवनैः ॥araṇyaṃ sāraṅgairgirikuharagarbhāśca haribhir |
diśo diṅmātaṅgaiḥ salilamuṣitaṃ paṅkajavanaiḥ ||
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.
Aranya (araṇya, अरण्य): defined in 14 categories.
Saranga (sāraṅga, सारङ्ग): defined in 9 categories.
Girikuhara (गिरिकुहर): defined in 1 categories.
Garbha (गर्भ): defined in 20 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Dishas (disas, diśas, दिशस्): defined in 2 categories.
Dish (dis, diś, दिश्): defined in 8 categories.
Dinmatanga (diṅmātaṅga, दिङ्मातङ्ग): defined in 1 categories.
Salila (सलिल): defined in 12 categories.
Ushita (usita, uṣita, उषित): defined in 4 categories.
Pankajavat (paṅkajavat, पङ्कजवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry)
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: “araṇyaṃ sāraṅgairgirikuharagarbhāśca haribhir”
- araṇyam -
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araṇya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]araṇya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√raṇ (verb class 4)[imperfect active first single]
- sāraṅgair -
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sāraṅga (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sāraṅga (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- girikuhara -
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girikuhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- garbhāś -
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garbha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse haribhir
- Line 2: “diśo diṅmātaṅgaiḥ salilamuṣitaṃ paṅkajavanaiḥ”
- diśo* -
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diśas (noun, feminine)[compound], [vocative single]diś (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- diṅmātaṅgaiḥ -
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diṅmātaṅga (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- salilam -
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salila (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]salila (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]salilā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- uṣitam -
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uṣita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uṣita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uṣitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vas -> uṣita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vas class 1 verb]√vas -> uṣita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vas class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vas class 1 verb]√vas -> uṣita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vas class 6 verb]√vas -> uṣita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vas class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vas class 6 verb]
- paṅkajavan -
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paṅkajavat (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- aiḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active second 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 2830 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.