Sanskrit quote nr. 5282 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आ लङ्कानाथनारीस्तनतरलपयोवीचिमुद्रात् समुद्राद् ।
आ स्वर्गङ्गातरङ्गावलिविरलशिलादुस्तरादुत्तराद्रे ः ॥ā laṅkānāthanārīstanataralapayovīcimudrāt samudrād |
ā svargaṅgātaraṅgāvaliviralaśilādustarāduttarādre ḥ ||
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.
Lankanatha (laṅkānātha, लङ्कानाथ): defined in 1 categories.
Nari (nāri, नारि, nārī, नारी): defined in 15 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yu (यु): defined in 6 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Vici (vīci, वीचि): defined in 9 categories.
Udra (उद्र): defined in 7 categories.
Svarganga (svargaṅgā, स्वर्गङ्गा): defined in 2 categories.
Taranga (taraṅga, तरङ्ग): defined in 14 categories.
Virala (विरल): defined in 9 categories.
Shila (sila, śila, शिल): defined in 23 categories.
Tara (तर): defined in 27 categories.
Uttaradri (uttarādri, उत्तराद्रि): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “ā laṅkānāthanārīstanataralapayovīcimudrāt samudrād”
- ā* -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]o (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- laṅkānātha -
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laṅkānātha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nārīs -
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nāri (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]nārī (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- tanata -
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√tan (verb class 1)[imperative active second plural]
- ra -
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ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lapa -
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√lap (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- yo -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vīcim -
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vīci (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- udrāt -
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udra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]udra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- Cannot analyse samudrād
- Line 2: “ā svargaṅgātaraṅgāvaliviralaśilādustarāduttarādre ḥ”
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svargaṅgā -
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svargaṅgā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- taraṅgāva -
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taraṅga (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ali -
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ali (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]alin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- virala -
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virala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]virala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śilād -
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śila (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- us -
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u (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- tarād -
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tara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]tara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- uttarādre -
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uttarādri (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Cannot analyse ḥ
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 5282 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.