Sanskrit quote nr. 3443 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अव्यात् स्वर्लोकचूडामणिपटलशिखाश्रेणिशोणीकृताङ्घ्रिः ।
क्षोणीभारं विनेतुं जठरजुषि जगद्बान्धवे देवकी वः ॥avyāt svarlokacūḍāmaṇipaṭalaśikhāśreṇiśoṇīkṛtāṅghriḥ |
kṣoṇībhāraṃ vinetuṃ jaṭharajuṣi jagadbāndhave devakī vaḥ ||
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.
Avya (अव्य): defined in 2 categories.
Svarloka (स्वर्लोक): defined in 7 categories.
Patala (paṭala, पटल): defined in 25 categories.
Shikha (sikha, śikhā, शिखा): defined in 20 categories.
Shreni (sreni, śreṇī, श्रेणी): defined in 9 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत, kṛtā, कृता): defined in 16 categories.
Anghri (aṅghri, अङ्घ्रि): defined in 6 categories.
Kshoni (ksoni, kṣoṇi, क्षोणि, kṣoṇī, क्षोणी): defined in 8 categories.
Bhara (bhāra, भार): defined in 14 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Jathara (jaṭhara, जठर): defined in 11 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Bandhava (bāndhava, बान्धव): defined in 8 categories.
Devaki (devakī, देवकी): defined in 8 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Buddhism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vastushastra (architecture), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography)
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: “avyāt svarlokacūḍāmaṇipaṭalaśikhāśreṇiśoṇīkṛtāṅghriḥ”
- avyāt -
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avya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]avya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√u -> avya (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √u class 1 verb], [ablative single from √u class 2 verb], [ablative single from √u class 5 verb]√u -> avya (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √u class 1 verb], [ablative single from √u class 2 verb], [ablative single from √u class 5 verb]
- svarloka -
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svarloka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- cūḍāmaṇi -
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cūḍāmaṇi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- paṭala -
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paṭala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paṭala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śikhā -
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śikhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śreṇi -
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śreṇi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]śreṇī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- śoṇī -
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śoṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- kṛtā -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kṛt (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 1)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural], [injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[injunctive middle third single]
- aṅghriḥ -
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aṅghri (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kṣoṇībhāraṃ vinetuṃ jaṭharajuṣi jagadbāndhave devakī vaḥ”
- kṣoṇī -
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kṣoṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kṣoṇi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bhāram -
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bhāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- netum -
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√nī -> netum (infinitive)[infinitive from √nī]
- jaṭhara -
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jaṭhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jaṭhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- juṣi -
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juṣ (noun, masculine)[locative single]juṣ (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- jagad -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[compound]jagat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bāndhave -
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bāndhava (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- devakī -
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devakī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- vaḥ -
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va (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive 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 3443 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.