Sanskrit quote nr. 4227 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आकर्णमुल्लसति मातरपाङ्गदेशे ।
कालाञ्जनेन घटिता तव भाति रेखा ॥ākarṇamullasati mātarapāṅgadeśe |
kālāñjanena ghaṭitā tava bhāti rekhā ||
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.
Akarnam (ākarṇam, आकर्णम्): defined in 1 categories.
Ullasat (उल्लसत्): defined in 2 categories.
Mata (māta, मात): defined in 12 categories.
Angada (aṅgada, अङ्गद, aṅgadā, अङ्गदा): defined in 14 categories.
Isha (isa, īśa, ईश, īśā, ईशा): defined in 15 categories.
Ish (is, īś, ईश्): defined in 4 categories.
Kalanjana (kālāñjana, कालाञ्जन): defined in 3 categories.
Ghatita (ghaṭitā, घटिता): defined in 10 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Rekha (rekhā, रेखा): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “ākarṇamullasati mātarapāṅgadeśe”
- ākarṇam -
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ākarṇam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ullasati -
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ullasat (noun, masculine)[locative single]ullasat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- māta -
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māta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]māta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√mā (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- rapā -
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√rap (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- aṅgade -
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aṅgada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]aṅgada (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]aṅgadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- īśe -
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īśa (noun, masculine)[locative single]īśa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]īśā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]īś (noun, masculine)[dative single]√īś (verb class 2)[present middle first single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
- Line 2: “kālāñjanena ghaṭitā tava bhāti rekhā”
- kālāñjanena -
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kālāñjana (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ghaṭitā -
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ghaṭitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√ghaṭ -> ghaṭitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √ghaṭ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ghaṭ]√ghaṭ (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- bhāti -
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bhāti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√bhā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- rekhā -
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rekhā (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 4227 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.