Sanskrit quote nr. 4468 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आच्छिद्य प्रियतः कदम्बकुसुमं यस्यारिदारैर्नवं ।
यात्राभङ्गविधायिनो जलमुचां कालस्य चिह्नं महत् ॥ācchidya priyataḥ kadambakusumaṃ yasyāridārairnavaṃ |
yātrābhaṅgavidhāyino jalamucāṃ kālasya cihnaṃ mahat ||
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.
Acchidya (ācchidya, आच्छिद्य): defined in 1 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Kadamba (कदम्ब): defined in 18 categories.
Kusuma (कुसुम): defined in 16 categories.
Yasya (यस्य, yasyā, यस्या): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ari (अरि): defined in 17 categories.
Arin (अरिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Dara (dāra, दार): defined in 14 categories.
Nava (नव): defined in 16 categories.
Yatra (yātrā, यात्रा): defined in 12 categories.
Yatri (yatr, yātṛ, यातृ): defined in 4 categories.
Bhanga (bhaṅga, भङ्ग): defined in 15 categories.
Vidhayin (vidhāyin, विधायिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Jalamuc (जलमुच्): defined in 1 categories.
Jalamuca (jalamucā, जलमुचा): defined in 1 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल): defined in 33 categories.
Cihna (चिह्न): defined in 11 categories.
Mahat (महत्): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting)
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: “ācchidya priyataḥ kadambakusumaṃ yasyāridārairnavaṃ”
- ācchidya -
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ācchidya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- priya -
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priya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]priya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- taḥ -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kadamba -
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kadamba (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kadamba (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kusumam -
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kusuma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kusuma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- yasyā -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]yasyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second 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]
- dārair -
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dāra (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]dāra (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- navam -
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nava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]navā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “yātrābhaṅgavidhāyino jalamucāṃ kālasya cihnaṃ mahat”
- yātrā -
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yātrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yātṛ (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yātṛ (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- bhaṅga -
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bhaṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhaṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidhāyino* -
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vidhāyin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vidhāyin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- jalamucām -
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jalamuc (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]jalamuc (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]jalamucā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kālasya -
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kāla (noun, masculine)[genitive single]kāla (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- cihnam -
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cihna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mahat -
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mahat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative 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 4468 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.