Sanskrit quote nr. 4271 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आकारेण शशी गिरा परभृतः पारावतश्चुम्बने ।
हंसश्चङ्क्रमणे समं दयितया रत्या विमर्दे गजः ॥ākāreṇa śaśī girā parabhṛtaḥ pārāvataścumbane |
haṃsaścaṅkramaṇe samaṃ dayitayā ratyā vimarde gajaḥ ||
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.
Akara (ākāra, आकार): defined in 20 categories.
Shashi (sasi, śaśī, शशी): defined in 15 categories.
Gir (गिर्): defined in 5 categories.
Gira (girā, गिरा): defined in 10 categories.
Parabhrit (parabhrt, parabhṛt, परभृत्): defined in 2 categories.
Parabhrita (parabhrta, parabhṛta, परभृत): defined in 3 categories.
Paravata (pārāvata, पारावत): defined in 11 categories.
Cumbana (चुम्बन): defined in 8 categories.
Hamsa (haṃsa, हंस): defined in 26 categories.
Cankramana (caṅkramaṇa, चङ्क्रमण, caṅkramaṇā, चङ्क्रमणा): defined in 4 categories.
Samam (समम्): defined in 6 categories.
Sama (सम): defined in 28 categories.
Dayita (dayitā, दयिता): defined in 6 categories.
Rati (रति, ratī, रती): defined in 24 categories.
Vimarda (विमर्द): defined in 5 categories.
Gaja (गज): defined in 19 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vastushastra (architecture), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Gitashastra (science of music), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “ākāreṇa śaśī girā parabhṛtaḥ pārāvataścumbane”
- ākāreṇa -
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ākāra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- śaśī -
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śaśī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]śaśin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- girā -
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gir (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]gir (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]gir (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]girā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- parabhṛtaḥ -
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parabhṛt (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]parabhṛt (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]parabhṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pārāvataś -
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pārāvata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cumbane -
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cumbana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- Line 2: “haṃsaścaṅkramaṇe samaṃ dayitayā ratyā vimarde gajaḥ”
- haṃsaś -
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haṃsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- caṅkramaṇe -
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caṅkramaṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]caṅkramaṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]caṅkramaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- samam -
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samam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dayitayā -
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dayitā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- ratyā* -
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rati (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]ratī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- vimarde -
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vimarda (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- gajaḥ -
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gaja (noun, masculine)[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 4271 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.