Sanskrit quote nr. 5041 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आमृद्गन्तस्तम इव सरःसीम्नि संभूय पङ्कं ।
तारासार्थैरिव पतिशुचा फेनकैः श्लिष्टपादाः ॥āmṛdgantastama iva saraḥsīmni saṃbhūya paṅkaṃ |
tārāsārthairiva patiśucā phenakaiḥ śliṣṭapādāḥ ||
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.
Mrid (mrd, mṛd, मृद्): defined in 9 categories.
Mridh (mrdh, mṛdh, मृध्): defined in 1 categories.
Gantri (gantr, gantṛ, गन्तृ): defined in 3 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Tama (तम): defined in 13 categories.
Tamas (तमस्): defined in 16 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Sara (सर): defined in 29 categories.
Saras (सरस्): defined in 10 categories.
Siman (sīman, सीमन्): defined in 3 categories.
Sambhuya (sambhūya, सम्भूय): defined in 3 categories.
Panka (paṅka, पङ्क): defined in 11 categories.
Tara (tārā, तारा): defined in 27 categories.
Patishuc (patisuc, patiśuc, पतिशुच्): defined in 1 categories.
Phenaka (फेनक): defined in 4 categories.
Shlishta (slista, śliṣṭa, श्लिष्ट): defined in 6 categories.
Pada (pāda, पाद): defined in 28 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kannada, Hindi, Nepali, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), India history, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), 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: “āmṛdgantastama iva saraḥsīmni saṃbhūya paṅkaṃ”
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mṛd -
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mṛd (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]mṛdh (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- gantas -
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gantṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]gantṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]gat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√gam (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- tama* -
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tamas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- saraḥ -
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saras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sīmni -
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sīman (noun, feminine)[locative single]sīman (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sambhūya -
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sambhūya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- paṅkam -
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paṅka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]paṅka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “tārāsārthairiva patiśucā phenakaiḥ śliṣṭapādāḥ”
- tārā -
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tārā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sārthair -
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sārtha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sārtha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- patiśucā -
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patiśuc (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- phenakaiḥ -
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phenaka (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- śliṣṭa -
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śliṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śliṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śliṣ -> śliṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śliṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śliṣ class 4 verb]√śliṣ -> śliṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śliṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śliṣ class 4 verb]
- pādāḥ -
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pāda (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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 5041 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.