Sanskrit quote nr. 5765 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अलम्बुषा कुहूश्चैव शङ्खिनी दशमी मता ।
एताः प्राणवहा ज्ञेयाः प्रधाना दश नाडिकाः ॥alambuṣā kuhūścaiva śaṅkhinī daśamī matā |
etāḥ prāṇavahā jñeyāḥ pradhānā daśa nāḍikāḥ ||
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.
Alambusha (alambusa, alambuṣā, अलम्बुषा): defined in 9 categories.
Kuhu (कुहु, kuhū, कुहू): defined in 9 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Shankhin (sankhin, śaṅkhin, शङ्खिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Shankhini (sankhini, śaṅkhinī, शङ्खिनी): defined in 10 categories.
Dashami (dasami, daśamī, दशमी): defined in 6 categories.
Dashamin (dasamin, daśamin, दशमिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Mata (matā, मता): defined in 12 categories.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Prana (prāṇa, प्राण): defined in 16 categories.
Vaha (वह, vahā, वहा): defined in 13 categories.
Jneya (jñeya, ज्ञेय, jñeyā, ज्ञेया): defined in 9 categories.
Pradhana (pradhāna, प्रधान, pradhānā, प्रधाना): defined in 16 categories.
Nadika (nāḍika, नाडिक, nāḍikā, नाडिका): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Buddhist philosophy, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
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: “alambuṣā kuhūścaiva śaṅkhinī daśamī matā”
- alambuṣā -
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alambuṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kuhūś -
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kuhūḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kuhu (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]kuhū (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [accusative plural]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- śaṅkhinī -
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śaṅkhinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]śaṅkhin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- daśamī -
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daśamī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]daśamin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- matā -
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matā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√man -> matā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
- Line 2: “etāḥ prāṇavahā jñeyāḥ pradhānā daśa nāḍikāḥ”
- etāḥ -
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eta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- prāṇa -
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prāṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vahā* -
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vaha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vahā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- jñeyāḥ -
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jñeya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jñeyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 9 verb]√jñā -> jñeyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √jñā class 9 verb]
- pradhānā* -
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pradhāna (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pradhānā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- daśa -
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daśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]daśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√daṃś (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- nāḍikāḥ -
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nāḍika (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nāḍikā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 5765 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.