Sanskrit quote nr. 4995 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आभात्येतद् द्विचन्द्रं वियदपि निखिलं हन्तिनस्तु त्रिदन्ता ।
गङ्गापूरश्चतुर्धा प्रविलसति लसत्पञ्चदन्तः करीन्द्रः ॥ābhātyetad dvicandraṃ viyadapi nikhilaṃ hantinastu tridantā |
gaṅgāpūraścaturdhā pravilasati lasatpañcadantaḥ karīndraḥ ||
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.
Abhati (ābhāti, आभाति): defined in 2 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Dvicandra (द्विचन्द्र): defined in 2 categories.
Viyat (वियत्): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Nikhila (निखिल): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Tridanta (tridantā, त्रिदन्ता): defined in 1 categories.
Ganga (gaṅga, गङ्ग, gaṅgā, गङ्गा): defined in 21 categories.
Apura (apūra, अपूर): defined in 4 categories.
Caturdha (caturdhā, चतुर्धा): defined in 4 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Vilasat (विलसत्): defined in 2 categories.
Lasat (लसत्): defined in 5 categories.
Pancat (pañcat, पञ्चत्): defined in 1 categories.
Anta (अन्त): defined in 16 categories.
Karindra (karīndra, करीन्द्र): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Jain philosophy, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “ābhātyetad dvicandraṃ viyadapi nikhilaṃ hantinastu tridantā”
- ābhātye -
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ābhāti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- etad -
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etad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dvicandram -
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dvicandra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvicandra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dvicandrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- viyad -
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viyat (noun, masculine)[compound]viyat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√vī -> viyat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vī class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vī class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vī class 2 verb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- nikhilam -
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nikhila (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nikhila (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nikhilā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hanti -
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hanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√han (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- nas -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- tridantā -
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tridantā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “gaṅgāpūraścaturdhā pravilasati lasatpañcadantaḥ karīndraḥ”
- gaṅgā -
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gaṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gaṅgā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- apūraś -
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apūra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- caturdhā -
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caturdhā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vilasati -
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vilasat (noun, masculine)[locative single]vilasat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- lasat -
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√las -> lasat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √las class 1 verb], [vocative single from √las class 1 verb], [accusative single from √las class 1 verb]
- pañcad -
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pañcat (noun, masculine)[compound]pañcat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√pañc -> pañcat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pañc class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pañc class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pañc class 1 verb]
- antaḥ -
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anta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- karīndraḥ -
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karīndra (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 4995 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.