Sanskrit quote nr. 5462 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आ शैलेन्द्राच् शिलान्तःस्खलितसुरधुनीशीकरासारशीत् आद् ।
आ तीरान्नैकरागस्फुरितमणिरुचो दक्षिणस्यार्णवस्य ॥ā śailendrāc śilāntaḥskhalitasuradhunīśīkarāsāraśīt ād |
ā tīrānnaikarāgasphuritamaṇiruco dakṣiṇasyārṇavasya ||
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.
Tira (tīra, तीर): defined in 8 categories.
Aika (ऐक): defined in 2 categories.
Raga (rāga, राग): defined in 26 categories.
Sphurita (स्फुरित): defined in 6 categories.
Ani (aṇī, अणी): defined in 12 categories.
Ruca (रुच): defined in 6 categories.
Dakshina (daksina, dakṣiṇa, दक्षिण): defined in 18 categories.
Arnava (arṇava, अर्णव): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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 śailendrāc śilāntaḥskhalitasuradhunīśīkarāsāraśīt ād”
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śailendrāc -
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- Cannot analyse śilāntaḥskhalitasuradhunīśīkarāsāraśīt*ād
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- Line 2: “ā tīrānnaikarāgasphuritamaṇiruco dakṣiṇasyārṇavasya”
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tīrānn -
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tīra (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- aika -
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aika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rāga -
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rāga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sphuritam -
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sphurita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sphurita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sphuritā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sphur -> sphurita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sphur class 6 verb]√sphur -> sphurita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sphur class 6 verb]
- aṇi -
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aṇi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]aṇī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- ruco* -
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ruc (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]ruca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dakṣiṇasyā -
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dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- arṇavasya -
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arṇava (noun, masculine)[genitive single]arṇava (noun, neuter)[genitive 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 5462 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.