Sanskrit quote nr. 5063 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आम्लेन ताम्रशुद्धिः स्याच् छुद्धिः कांस्यस्यभस्मना ।
संशुद्धी रजसा नार्यास् तटिन्या वेगतः शुचिः ॥āmlena tāmraśuddhiḥ syāc chuddhiḥ kāṃsyasyabhasmanā |
saṃśuddhī rajasā nāryās taṭinyā vegataḥ śuciḥ ||
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.
Amla (āmla, आम्ल): defined in 9 categories.
Tamra (tāmra, ताम्र): defined in 14 categories.
Shuddhi (suddhi, śuddhi, शुद्धि): defined in 11 categories.
Kamsya (kāṃsya, कांस्य): defined in 13 categories.
Bhasmana (bhasmanā, भस्मना): defined in 1 categories.
Samshuddhi (samsuddhi, saṃśuddhi, संशुद्धि): defined in 3 categories.
Rajasa (रजस, rajasā, रजसा): defined in 11 categories.
Nari (nāri, नारि, nārī, नारी): defined in 15 categories.
Tatini (taṭinī, तटिनी): defined in 4 categories.
Shuci (suci, śuci, शुचि): defined in 20 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Pali, Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Gitashastra (science of music), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
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: “āmlena tāmraśuddhiḥ syāc chuddhiḥ kāṃsyasyabhasmanā”
- āmlena -
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āmla (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tāmra -
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tāmra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tāmra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śuddhiḥ -
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śuddhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- syāc -
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- Cannot analyse chuddhiḥ*kā
- kāṃsyasya -
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kāṃsya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]kāṃsya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]√kāṃs -> kāṃsya (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √kāṃs class 1 verb]√kāṃs -> kāṃsya (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √kāṃs class 1 verb]
- bhasmanā -
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bhasman (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhasman (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]bhasmanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “saṃśuddhī rajasā nāryās taṭinyā vegataḥ śuciḥ”
- saṃśuddhī -
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saṃśuddhi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- rajasā* -
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rajasa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rajasā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nāryās -
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nāri (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]nārī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]nārya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√nṝ -> nārya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √nṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √nṝ class 9 verb]√nṝ -> nāryā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √nṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √nṝ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √nṝ class 9 verb]
- taṭinyā* -
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taṭinī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- vegataḥ -
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vegataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śuciḥ -
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śuci (noun, masculine)[nominative single]śuci (noun, feminine)[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 5063 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.