Sanskrit quote nr. 5455 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आशिषं च तिलकं च जनन्या ।
मन्यते स्म कवचाधिकमन्यः ॥āśiṣaṃ ca tilakaṃ ca jananyā |
manyate sma kavacādhikamanyaḥ ||
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.
Ashis (asis, āśis, आशिस्): defined in 7 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Tilaka (तिलक): defined in 17 categories.
Janani (जननि, jananī, जननी): defined in 12 categories.
Sma (स्म): defined in 2 categories.
Kavaca (कवच): defined in 13 categories.
Adhikam (अधिकम्): defined in 2 categories.
Adhika (अधिक): defined in 11 categories.
Ani (anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Biology (plants and animals), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Prakrit, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Buddhist philosophy
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: “āśiṣaṃ ca tilakaṃ ca jananyā”
- āśiṣam -
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āśis (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tilakam -
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tilaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tilakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jananyā -
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janani (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]jananī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “manyate sma kavacādhikamanyaḥ”
- manyate -
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√man (verb class 4)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]√man (verb class 8)[present passive third single]
- sma -
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sma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sman (noun, masculine)[compound]
- kavacā -
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kavaca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kavaca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- adhikam -
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adhikam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]adhika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adhika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]adhikā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anyaḥ -
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anī (noun, feminine)[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 5455 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.