Sanskrit quote nr. 5671 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आस्ये पूर्णसुधानिधिश्चरणयोः काल्पद्रुमं वैभवं ।
देहे काञ्चनकान्तता त्वचि पुनर्हैयङ्गवीनं स्वयम् ॥āsye pūrṇasudhānidhiścaraṇayoḥ kālpadrumaṃ vaibhavaṃ |
dehe kāñcanakāntatā tvaci punarhaiyaṅgavīnaṃ svayam ||
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.
Asya (āsya, आस्य, āsyā, आस्या): defined in 10 categories.
Purna (pūrṇa, पूर्ण): defined in 19 categories.
Sudhanidhi (sudhānidhi, सुधानिधि): defined in 3 categories.
Carana (caraṇa, चरण): defined in 24 categories.
Kalpa (kālpa, काल्प): defined in 19 categories.
Druma (द्रुम): defined in 13 categories.
Vaibhava (वैभव): defined in 8 categories.
Deha (देह): defined in 12 categories.
Kancanaka (kāñcanaka, काञ्चनक): defined in 3 categories.
Tata (tatā, तता): defined in 18 categories.
Tvac (त्वच्): defined in 9 categories.
Punarhan (पुनर्हन्): defined in 1 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Gavi (gavī, गवी): defined in 5 categories.
Go (गो): defined in 18 categories.
Ina (इन): defined in 9 categories.
Svayam (स्वयम्): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Kannada, Gitashastra (science of music), Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Marathi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pali, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hinduism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Jain philosophy, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Nepali, Tamil
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: “āsye pūrṇasudhānidhiścaraṇayoḥ kālpadrumaṃ vaibhavaṃ”
- āsye -
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āsya (noun, masculine)[locative single]āsya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]āsyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √ās]√ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √ās], [vocative dual from √ās], [accusative dual from √ās], [locative single from √ās]√ās -> āsyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √ās], [vocative single from √ās], [vocative dual from √ās], [accusative dual from √ās]√as -> āsya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √as]√as -> āsya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √as], [vocative dual from √as], [accusative dual from √as], [locative single from √as]√as -> āsyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √as], [vocative single from √as], [vocative dual from √as], [accusative dual from √as]√ās (verb class 2)[present passive first single], [imperfect passive first single]√as (verb class 4)[imperfect passive first single]√ās (verb class 0)[present passive first single], [imperfect passive first single]√as (verb class 0)[present passive first single], [imperfect passive first single]
- pūrṇa -
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pūrṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pūrṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
- sudhānidhiś -
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sudhānidhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- caraṇayoḥ -
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caraṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]caraṇa (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- kālpa -
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kālpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kālpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- drumam -
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druma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]drumā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vaibhavam -
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vaibhava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “dehe kāñcanakāntatā tvaci punarhaiyaṅgavīnaṃ svayam”
- dehe -
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deha (noun, masculine)[locative single]deha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- kāñcanakān -
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kāñcanaka (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tatā -
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tatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√tan -> tatā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
- tvaci -
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tvac (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- punarha -
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punarhan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- iyaṅ -
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idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- gavī -
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gavī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]go (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- inam -
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ina (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ina (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]inā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 5671 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.