Sanskrit quote nr. 4786 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आद्ये यामे तु शङ्खः स्यान् महाशङ्खो द्वितीयके ।
पद्मस्तृतीयके यामे महापद्मश् चतुर्थके ॥ādye yāme tu śaṅkhaḥ syān mahāśaṅkho dvitīyake |
padmastṛtīyake yāme mahāpadmaś caturthake ||
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.
Adya (ādya, आद्य, ādyā, आद्या): defined in 11 categories.
Yama (yāma, याम, yāmā, यामा): defined in 27 categories.
Yami (yāmi, यामि): defined in 9 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Shankha (sankha, śaṅkha, शङ्ख): defined in 29 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Mahashankha (mahasankha, mahāśaṅkha, महाशङ्ख): defined in 6 categories.
Dvitiyaka (dvitīyaka, द्वितीयक, dvitīyakā, द्वितीयका): defined in 1 categories.
Padma (पद्म): defined in 26 categories.
Tritiyaka (trtiyaka, tṛtīyaka, तृतीयक, tṛtīyakā, तृतीयका): defined in 2 categories.
Mahapadma (mahāpadma, महापद्म): defined in 16 categories.
Caturthaka (चतुर्थक, caturthakā, चतुर्थका): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Tamil, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Gitashastra (science of music), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “ādye yāme tu śaṅkhaḥ syān mahāśaṅkho dvitīyake”
- ādye -
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ādya (noun, masculine)[locative single]ādya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ādyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √ad]√ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √ad], [vocative dual from √ad], [accusative dual from √ad], [locative single from √ad]√ad -> ādyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √ad], [vocative single from √ad], [vocative dual from √ad], [accusative dual from √ad]√ad (verb class 2)[imperfect passive first single]√ad (verb class 0)[present passive first single], [imperfect passive first single]
- yāme -
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yāma (noun, masculine)[locative single]yāmā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yāma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]yāmi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- śaṅkhaḥ -
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śaṅkha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- syān -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- mahāśaṅkho* -
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mahāśaṅkha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dvitīyake -
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dvitīyaka (noun, masculine)[locative single]dvitīyaka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dvitīyakā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “padmastṛtīyake yāme mahāpadmaś caturthake”
- padmas -
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padma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tṛtīyake -
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tṛtīyaka (noun, masculine)[locative single]tṛtīyaka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tṛtīyakā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yāme -
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yāma (noun, masculine)[locative single]yāmā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yāma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]yāmi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- mahāpadmaś -
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mahāpadma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- caturthake -
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caturthaka (noun, masculine)[locative single]caturthaka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]caturthakā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 4786 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.