Sanskrit quote nr. 3630 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असंभवगुणस्तुत्या जायते स्वात्मनस्त्रपा ।
कर्णिकारं सुगन्धीति वदन् को नोपहस्यते ॥asaṃbhavaguṇastutyā jāyate svātmanastrapā |
karṇikāraṃ sugandhīti vadan ko nopahasyate ||
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.
Asambhava (असम्भव): defined in 10 categories.
Gunastuti (guṇastuti, गुणस्तुति): defined in 2 categories.
Jayat (jāyat, जायत्): defined in 1 categories.
Svatman (svātman, स्वात्मन्): defined in 5 categories.
Trapa (trapā, त्रपा): defined in 2 categories.
Karnikara (karṇikāra, कर्णिकार): defined in 11 categories.
Sugandhi (सुगन्धि, sugandhī, सुगन्धी): defined in 11 categories.
Sugandhin (सुगन्धिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Vadat (वदत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Upa (उप): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit
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: “asaṃbhavaguṇastutyā jāyate svātmanastrapā”
- asambhava -
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asambhava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]asambhava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- guṇastutyā* -
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guṇastuti (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- jāyate -
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√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai (verb class 1)[present middle third single]√jan (verb class 4)[present middle third single]
- svātmanas -
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svātman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- trapā -
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trapā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “karṇikāraṃ sugandhīti vadan ko nopahasyate”
- karṇikāram -
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karṇikāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]karṇikāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]karṇikārā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sugandhī -
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sugandhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sugandhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sugandhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sugandhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]sugandhin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]sugandhin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vadan -
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√vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
- ko* -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- no -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- upa -
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upa (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]upa (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]upa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upa (Preverb)[Preverb]
- hasyate -
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√has (verb class 1)[present passive third 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 3630 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.