Sanskrit quote nr. 4243 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आकर्ण्याम्रफलस्तुतिं जलमभूत् तन्नारिकेलान्तरं ।
प्रायः कण्टकितं तथैव पनसं जातं द्विधोर्वारुकम् ॥ākarṇyāmraphalastutiṃ jalamabhūt tannārikelāntaraṃ |
prāyaḥ kaṇṭakitaṃ tathaiva panasaṃ jātaṃ dvidhorvārukam ||
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.
Amra (अम्र): defined in 13 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Tud (तुद्): defined in 1 categories.
Jala (जल): defined in 24 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Ari (अरि): defined in 17 categories.
Arin (अरिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Antaram (अन्तरम्): defined in 2 categories.
Antara (अन्तर): defined in 17 categories.
Praya (prāya, प्राय): defined in 8 categories.
Prayas (prāyas, प्रायस्): defined in 4 categories.
Kantakita (kaṇṭakita, कण्टकित): defined in 2 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Panasa (पनस): defined in 15 categories.
Jata (jāta, जात): defined in 21 categories.
Dvidha (dvidhā, द्विधा): defined in 8 categories.
Urvaruka (urvāruka, उर्वारुक): defined in 3 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: “ākarṇyāmraphalastutiṃ jalamabhūt tannārikelāntaraṃ”
- ākarṇyā -
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- amra -
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amra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- phalas -
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phala (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tut -
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tud (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tud (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- jalam -
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jala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- abhūt -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[aorist active third single]
- tann -
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tan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ā -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ari -
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ari (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ari (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ari (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]arin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[locative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- kelā -
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√kel (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- antaram -
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antaram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]antara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]antara (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “prāyaḥ kaṇṭakitaṃ tathaiva panasaṃ jātaṃ dvidhorvārukam”
- prāyaḥ -
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prāyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prāya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kaṇṭakitam -
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kaṇṭakita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kaṇṭakita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kaṇṭakitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tathai -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- panasam -
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panasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]panasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- jātam -
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jāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jāta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jātā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
- dvidho -
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dvidhā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dvidha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dvidha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dvidhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- urvārukam -
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urvāruka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 4243 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.