Sanskrit quote nr. 4954 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आपूर्णश्च कलाभिरिन्दुरमलो यातश्च राहोर्मुखं ।
संजातश्च घनाघनो जलधरः शीर्णश्च वायोर्जवात् ॥āpūrṇaśca kalābhirinduramalo yātaśca rāhormukhaṃ |
saṃjātaśca ghanāghano jaladharaḥ śīrṇaśca vāyorjavāt ||
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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.
Apurna (apūrṇa, अपूर्ण): defined in 8 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Kala (kalā, कला): defined in 33 categories.
Indu (इन्दु): defined in 14 categories.
Amala (अमल): defined in 18 categories.
Yat (yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Yata (yāta, यात): defined in 7 categories.
Yatri (yatr, yātṛ, यातृ): defined in 4 categories.
Rahu (rāhu, राहु): defined in 18 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Sanjata (sañjāta, सञ्जात): defined in 9 categories.
Ghanaghana (ghanāghana, घनाघन): defined in 5 categories.
Jaladhara (जलधर): defined in 7 categories.
Shirna (sirna, śīrṇa, शीर्ण): defined in 7 categories.
Vayu (vāyu, वायु): defined in 26 categories.
Javat (javāt, जवात्): defined in 2 categories.
Java (जव): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Biology (plants and animals), Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Buddhism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), 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: “āpūrṇaśca kalābhirinduramalo yātaśca rāhormukhaṃ”
- 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]
- apūrṇaś -
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apūrṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kalābhir -
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kalā (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- indur -
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indu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- amalo* -
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amala (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√mal (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- yātaś -
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yāt (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]yāt (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]yāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√yā -> yāta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yā class 2 verb]yātṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yātṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√yā (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rāhor -
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rāhu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- mukham -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “saṃjātaśca ghanāghano jaladharaḥ śīrṇaśca vāyorjavāt”
- sañjātaś -
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sañjāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ghanāghano* -
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ghanāghana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jaladharaḥ -
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jaladhara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śīrṇaś -
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śīrṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śṝ -> śīrṇa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śṝ class 9 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vāyor -
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vāyu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]vāyu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- javāt -
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javāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]java (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]java (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative 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 4954 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.