Sanskrit quote nr. 5516 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आषाढी कार्त्तिकी माघी वचा शुण्ठी हरीतकी ।
गयायां पिण्डदानेन पुण्या श्लेष्महरानृणी ॥āṣāḍhī kārttikī māghī vacā śuṇṭhī harītakī |
gayāyāṃ piṇḍadānena puṇyā śleṣmaharānṛṇī ||
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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.
Ashadhi (asadhi, āṣāḍhi, आषाढि, āṣāḍhī, आषाढी): defined in 6 categories.
Karttiki (kārttikī, कार्त्तिकी): defined in 3 categories.
Maghi (māghī, माघी): defined in 3 categories.
Vaca (vacā, वचा): defined in 16 categories.
Shunthi (sunthi, śuṇṭhi, शुण्ठि, śuṇṭhī, शुण्ठी): defined in 6 categories.
Haritaki (harītakī, हरीतकी): defined in 8 categories.
Gaya (gayā, गया): defined in 15 categories.
Pindadana (piṇḍadāna, पिण्डदान): defined in 4 categories.
Shleshmahara (slesmahara, śleṣmahara, श्लेष्महर): defined in 1 categories.
Rinin (rnin, ṛṇin, ऋणिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hindi, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Dharmashastra (religious law), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history
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: “āṣāḍhī kārttikī māghī vacā śuṇṭhī harītakī”
- āṣāḍhī -
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āṣāḍhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]āṣāḍhi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kārttikī -
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kārttikī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- māghī -
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māghī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- vacā -
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vacā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śuṇṭhī -
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śuṇṭhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]śuṇṭhi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- harītakī -
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harītakī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- Line 2: “gayāyāṃ piṇḍadānena puṇyā śleṣmaharānṛṇī”
- gayāyām -
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gayā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- piṇḍadānena -
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piṇḍadāna (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- puṇyā -
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puṇyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√puṇ -> puṇyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
- śleṣmaharān -
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śleṣmahara (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ṛṇī -
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ṛṇin (noun, masculine)[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 5516 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.