Sanskrit quote nr. 4394 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आगर्जद्गिरिकुञ्जकुञ्जरघटानिस्तीर्णकर्णज्वरं ।
ज्यानिर्घोषममन्ददुन्दुभिरवैराध्मातमुत्तम्भयन् ॥āgarjadgirikuñjakuñjaraghaṭānistīrṇakarṇajvaraṃ |
jyānirghoṣamamandadundubhiravairādhmātamuttambhayan ||
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.
Gir (गिर्): defined in 5 categories.
Kunja (kuñja, कुञ्ज): defined in 8 categories.
Kunjara (kuñjara, कुञ्जर): defined in 14 categories.
Ghata (ghaṭa, घट): defined in 23 categories.
Stirna (stīrṇa, स्तीर्ण): defined in 1 categories.
Karnajvara (karṇajvara, कर्णज्वर): defined in 1 categories.
Jyani (jyāni, ज्यानि): defined in 4 categories.
Ghosha (ghosa, ghoṣa, घोष): defined in 18 categories.
Amanda (अमन्द): defined in 6 categories.
Dundu (दुन्दु): defined in 4 categories.
Dundubhi (दुन्दुभि): defined in 20 categories.
Ava (अव): defined in 7 categories.
Adhmata (ādhmāta, आध्मात): defined in 1 categories.
Uttambha (उत्तम्भ): defined in 2 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 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: “āgarjadgirikuñjakuñjaraghaṭānistīrṇakarṇajvaraṃ”
- 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]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- agarjad -
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√gṛj (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]√garj (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]
- giri -
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giri (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]giri (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]gir (noun, feminine)[locative single]gir (noun, masculine)[locative single]gir (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kuñja -
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kuñja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kuñj (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kuñjara -
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kuñjara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ghaṭāni -
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ghaṭa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- stīrṇa -
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stīrṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]stīrṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√stṝ -> stīrṇa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √stṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √stṝ class 9 verb]√stṝ -> stīrṇa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √stṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √stṝ class 9 verb]
- karṇajvaram -
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karṇajvara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “jyānirghoṣamamandadundubhiravairādhmātamuttambhayan”
- jyānir -
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jyāni (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ghoṣam -
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ghoṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ghoṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- amanda -
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amanda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]amanda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dundubhir -
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dundu (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]dundubhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- avair -
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ava (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- ādhmātam -
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ādhmāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ādhmāta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ādhmātā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- uttambha -
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uttambha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yan -
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yat (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
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 4394 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.