Sanskrit quote nr. 5607 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आसीमा कालिका यस्य क्षुद्राङ्गं कुण्डलीकृतम् ।
क्षुद्रवज्रकनामानं प्राह नागार्जुनो मुनिः ॥āsīmā kālikā yasya kṣudrāṅgaṃ kuṇḍalīkṛtam |
kṣudravajrakanāmānaṃ prāha nāgārjuno muniḥ ||
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.
Kalika (kālika, कालिक, kālikā, कालिका): defined in 18 categories.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshudra (ksudra, kṣudra, क्षुद्र, kṣudrā, क्षुद्रा): defined in 13 categories.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Kundalikrita (kundalikrta, kuṇḍalīkṛta, कुण्डलीकृत): defined in 1 categories.
Kshudravajra (ksudravajra, kṣudravajra, क्षुद्रवज्र): defined in 1 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Praha (prāha, प्राह): defined in 1 categories.
Nagarjuna (nāgārjuna, नागार्जुन): defined in 12 categories.
Muni (मुनि): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Nepali, Buddhism, Yoga (school of 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: “āsīmā kālikā yasya kṣudrāṅgaṃ kuṇḍalīkṛtam”
- āsī -
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√ās (verb class 2)[imperfect middle first single]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kālikā* -
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kālika (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kālikā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- kṣudrā -
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kṣudra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣudra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kṣudrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṅgam -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kuṇḍalīkṛtam -
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kuṇḍalīkṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kuṇḍalīkṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kuṇḍalīkṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “kṣudravajrakanāmānaṃ prāha nāgārjuno muniḥ”
- kṣudravajra -
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kṣudravajra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kanāmā -
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√kan (verb class 1)[imperative active first plural]
- anam -
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ana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- prāha -
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prāha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nāgārjuno* -
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nāgārjuna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- muniḥ -
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muni (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 5607 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.