Sanskrit quote nr. 5060 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आम्रीमञ्जुलमञ्जरीवरशरः सत्किंशुकं यद्धनुर् ।
ज्या यस्यालिकुलं कलङ्करहितं छत्रं सितांशुः सितम् ॥āmrīmañjulamañjarīvaraśaraḥ satkiṃśukaṃ yaddhanur |
jyā yasyālikulaṃ kalaṅkarahitaṃ chatraṃ sitāṃśuḥ sitam ||
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.
Amrin (āmrin, आम्रिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Manjula (mañjula, मञ्जुल): defined in 6 categories.
Manjari (mañjarī, मञ्जरी): defined in 13 categories.
Vara (वर): defined in 23 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Kimshuka (kimsuka, kiṃśuka, किंशुक): defined in 12 categories.
Ji (जि): defined in 6 categories.
Jya (ज्य, jyā, ज्या): defined in 9 categories.
Yasya (यस्य, yasyā, यस्या): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Alikula (अलिकुल): defined in 1 categories.
Kalanka (kalaṅka, कलङ्क): defined in 9 categories.
Rahita (रहित): defined in 12 categories.
Chad (छद्): defined in 4 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Sita (सित): defined in 23 categories.
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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: “āmrīmañjulamañjarīvaraśaraḥ satkiṃśukaṃ yaddhanur”
- āmrī -
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āmrin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mañjula -
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mañjula (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mañjula (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mañjarī -
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mañjarī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- vara -
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vara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- śaraḥ -
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śaras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sat -
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sat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sat (noun, masculine)[compound]sad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]sad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kiṃśukam -
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kiṃśuka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kiṃśuka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse yaddhanur
- Line 2: “jyā yasyālikulaṃ kalaṅkarahitaṃ chatraṃ sitāṃśuḥ sitam”
- jyā* -
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ji (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]jya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yasyā -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]yasyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- alikulam -
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alikula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kalaṅka -
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kalaṅka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- rahitam -
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rahita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rahita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rahitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√rah -> rahita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rah class 10 verb]√rah -> rahita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rah class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √rah class 10 verb]
- chat -
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chad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]chad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ram -
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ra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sitāṃśuḥ -
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sitāṃśu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sitam -
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sita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sā -> sita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sā class 4 verb]√sā -> sita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sā class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sā class 4 verb]√si -> sita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √si class 5 verb], [accusative single from √si class 9 verb]√si -> sita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √si class 5 verb], [accusative single from √si class 5 verb], [nominative single from √si class 9 verb], [accusative single from √si class 9 verb]
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 5060 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.