Sanskrit quote nr. 4790 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आ द्वीपात् परतोऽप्यमी नृपतयः सर्वे समभ्यागताः ।
कन्येयं कलधौतकोमलरुचिः कीर्तेश्च लाभः परः ॥ā dvīpāt parato'pyamī nṛpatayaḥ sarve samabhyāgatāḥ |
kanyeyaṃ kaladhautakomalaruciḥ kīrteśca lābhaḥ paraḥ ||
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.
Dvipa (dvīpa, द्वीप): defined in 13 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Nripati (nrpati, nṛpati, नृपति): defined in 7 categories.
Samabhyagata (samabhyāgata, समभ्यागत, samabhyāgatā, समभ्यागता): defined in 1 categories.
Kani (kanī, कनी): defined in 6 categories.
Kanya (कन्य, kanyā, कन्या): defined in 15 categories.
Eya (एय): defined in 2 categories.
Kaladhauta (कलधौत): defined in 2 categories.
Komala (कोमल): defined in 13 categories.
Ruci (रुचि): defined in 12 categories.
Kirti (kīrti, कीर्ति): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Labha (lābha, लाभ): defined in 14 categories.
Parah (paraḥ, परः): defined in 4 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “ā dvīpāt parato'pyamī nṛpatayaḥ sarve samabhyāgatāḥ”
- ā* -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]o (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- dvīpāt -
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dvīpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]dvīpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- parato' -
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parataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- apyam -
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apya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]apyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ī -
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ī (noun, feminine)[compound]ī (noun, masculine)[compound]i (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- nṛpatayaḥ -
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nṛpati (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- sarve -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- samabhyāgatāḥ -
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samabhyāgata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]samabhyāgatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “kanyeyaṃ kaladhautakomalaruciḥ kīrteśca lābhaḥ paraḥ”
- kanye -
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kanī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]kanya (noun, masculine)[locative single]kanya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kanyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- eyam -
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√i -> eya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> eya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
- kaladhauta -
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kaladhauta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kaladhauta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- komala -
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komala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]komala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ruciḥ -
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ruci (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ruci (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kīrteś -
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kīrti (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]kīrti (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lābhaḥ -
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lābha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paraḥ -
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paraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (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 4790 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.