Sanskrit quote nr. 4782 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आद्यूनस्तमसां चकोररमणीरागाब्धिमन्थाचलो ।
जीवातुर्जलजस्य वासवदिशाशैलेन्द्रचूडामणिः ॥ādyūnastamasāṃ cakoraramaṇīrāgābdhimanthācalo |
jīvāturjalajasya vāsavadiśāśailendracūḍāmaṇiḥ ||
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.
Adyuna (ādyūna, आद्यून): defined in 2 categories.
Tamas (तमस्): defined in 16 categories.
Tamasa (tamasā, तमसा): defined in 11 categories.
Cakora (चकोर): defined in 18 categories.
Ramani (ramaṇī, रमणी): defined in 10 categories.
Raga (rāga, राग, rāgā, रागा): defined in 26 categories.
Mantha (manthā, मन्था): defined in 7 categories.
Calu (चलु): defined in 4 categories.
Jivatu (jīvātu, जीवातु): defined in 3 categories.
Jalaja (जलज): defined in 9 categories.
Vasavadish (vasavadis, vāsavadiś, वासवदिश्): defined in 1 categories.
Shailendra (sailendra, śailendra, शैलेन्द्र): defined in 6 categories.
Cudamani (cūḍāmaṇi, चूडामणि): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Tamil, 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: “ādyūnastamasāṃ cakoraramaṇīrāgābdhimanthācalo”
- ādyūnas -
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ādyūna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tamasām -
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tamas (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]tamasā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- cakora -
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cakora (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ramaṇīr -
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ramaṇī (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- rāgā -
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rāga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rāgā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abdhi -
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abdhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- manthā -
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manthā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- calo -
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calu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “jīvāturjalajasya vāsavadiśāśailendracūḍāmaṇiḥ”
- jīvātur -
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jīvātu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]jīvātu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jalajasya -
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jalaja (noun, masculine)[genitive single]jalaja (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- vāsavadiśā -
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vāsavadiś (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- śailendra -
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śailendra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- cūḍāmaṇiḥ -
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cūḍāmaṇi (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 4782 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.