Sanskrit quote nr. 5622 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आस्तां तत् करकानिपातकृतभीमण्डूकनिर्मज्जन- ।
क्षेमैकक्षमवारि पल्वलशतं सिन्धुं तमेव स्तुमः ॥āstāṃ tat karakānipātakṛtabhīmaṇḍūkanirmajjana- |
kṣemaikakṣamavāri palvalaśataṃ sindhuṃ tameva stumaḥ ||
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.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Karaka (करक): defined in 20 categories.
Anipata (anipāta, अनिपात): defined in 1 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Manduka (maṇḍūka, मण्डूक): defined in 15 categories.
Nirmajja (निर्मज्ज): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Kshema (ksema, kṣema, क्षेम, kṣemā, क्षेमा): defined in 9 categories.
Aika (ऐक): defined in 2 categories.
Kshama (ksama, kṣama, क्षम): defined in 14 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Vari (vāri, वारि, vārī, वारी): defined in 18 categories.
Palvala (पल्वल): defined in 2 categories.
Shata (sata, śata, शत): defined in 18 categories.
Sindhu (सिन्धु): defined in 18 categories.
Tama (तम, tamā, तमा): defined in 13 categories.
Tami (तमि): defined in 3 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
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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: “āstāṃ tat karakānipātakṛtabhīmaṇḍūkanirmajjana-”
- āstām -
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√ās (verb class 2)[imperative middle third single]√as (verb class 2)[imperfect active third dual]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- karakā -
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karaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]karaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- anipāta -
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anipāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṛta -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 1)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural], [injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[injunctive middle third single]
- bhī -
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bhī (noun, feminine)[compound]
- maṇḍūka -
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maṇḍūka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]maṇḍūka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nirmajja -
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nirmajja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nirmajja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “kṣemaikakṣamavāri palvalaśataṃ sindhuṃ tameva stumaḥ”
- kṣemai -
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kṣema (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣema (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kṣemā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aika -
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aika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣama -
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kṣama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vāri -
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vāri (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vāri (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vārī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vār (noun, masculine)[locative single]vār (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- palvala -
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palvala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śatam -
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śata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sindhum -
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sindhu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- tame -
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tama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]tama (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tami (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- stumaḥ -
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√stu (verb class 2)[present active first 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 5622 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.