Sanskrit quote nr. 3070 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्धेन जलदश्यामम् अर्धेनातपपिङ्गलम् ।
अर्धनारीश्वराकारं न को मन्येत वासरम् ॥ardhena jaladaśyāmam ardhenātapapiṅgalam |
ardhanārīśvarākāraṃ na ko manyeta vāsaram ||
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.
Ardha (अर्ध): defined in 8 categories.
Jalada (जलद): defined in 10 categories.
Shyama (syama, śyāma, श्याम): defined in 18 categories.
Atapa (अतप): defined in 12 categories.
Pingala (piṅgala, पिङ्गल): defined in 23 categories.
Ardhanarishvara (ardhanarisvara, ardhanārīśvara, अर्धनारीश्वर): defined in 10 categories.
Akara (akāra, अकार): defined in 20 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Vasara (vāsara, वासर): defined in 9 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: “ardhena jaladaśyāmam ardhenātapapiṅgalam”
- ardhena -
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ardha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ardha (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- jalada -
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jalada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śyāmam -
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śyāma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śyāma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śyāmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ardhenā -
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ardha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ardha (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- atapa -
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atapa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- piṅgalam -
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piṅgala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]piṅgala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]piṅgalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “ardhanārīśvarākāraṃ na ko manyeta vāsaram”
- ardhanārīśvarā -
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ardhanārīśvara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- akāram -
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akāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ko* -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- manyeta -
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√man (verb class 4)[optative middle third single], [optative passive third single]√man (verb class 8)[optative passive third single]
- vāsaram -
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vāsara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vāsara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vāsarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 3070 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.