Sanskrit quote nr. 496 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अण्डजाः पुण्डरीकेषु समुद्रेषु जनार्दनाः ।
नीलकण्ठाश्च शैलेषु निवसन्तु न तेन ते ॥aṇḍajāḥ puṇḍarīkeṣu samudreṣu janārdanāḥ |
nīlakaṇṭhāśca śaileṣu nivasantu na tena te ||
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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.
Andaja (aṇḍaja, अण्डज, aṇḍajā, अण्डजा): defined in 13 categories.
Pundarika (puṇḍarīka, पुण्डरीक): defined in 15 categories.
Samudra (समुद्र): defined in 17 categories.
Janardana (janārdana, जनार्दन): defined in 11 categories.
Nilakantha (nīlakaṇṭha, नीलकण्ठ, nīlakaṇṭhā, नीलकण्ठा): defined in 13 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Shaila (saila, śaila, शैल): defined in 13 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tena (तेन): defined in 7 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Kannada, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Tamil, Nepali
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: “aṇḍajāḥ puṇḍarīkeṣu samudreṣu janārdanāḥ”
- aṇḍajāḥ -
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aṇḍaja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]aṇḍajā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- puṇḍarīkeṣu -
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puṇḍarīka (noun, masculine)[locative plural]puṇḍarīka (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- samudreṣu -
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samudra (noun, masculine)[locative plural]samudra (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- janārdanāḥ -
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janārdana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “nīlakaṇṭhāśca śaileṣu nivasantu na tena te”
- nīlakaṇṭhāś -
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nīlakaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nīlakaṇṭhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śaileṣu -
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śaila (noun, masculine)[locative plural]śaila (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]ni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vasantu -
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√vas (verb class 1)[imperative active third plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive 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 496 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.