Sanskrit quote nr. 5911 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इदं परमसुन्दरं तनुपुरं कुरङ्गीदृशां ।
निवार्य खलु शैशवं स्वयमनेन नीतं बलात् ॥idaṃ paramasundaraṃ tanupuraṃ kuraṅgīdṛśāṃ |
nivārya khalu śaiśavaṃ svayamanena nītaṃ balāt ||
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.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Parama (परम): defined in 16 categories.
Sundaram (सुन्दरम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sundara (सुन्दर): defined in 14 categories.
Tanu (तनु, tanū, तनू): defined in 16 categories.
Pur (पुर्): defined in 5 categories.
Pura (पुर): defined in 18 categories.
Kurangi (kuraṅgī, कुरङ्गी): defined in 3 categories.
Idrish (idrs, īdṛś, ईदृश्): defined in 1 categories.
Idrisha (idrsa, īdṛśā, ईदृशा): defined in 3 categories.
Nivarya (nivārya, निवार्य): defined in 4 categories.
Khalu (खलु): defined in 6 categories.
Shaishava (saisava, śaiśava, शैशव): defined in 5 categories.
Svayam (स्वयम्): defined in 6 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Anena (अनेन): defined in 3 categories.
Nita (nīta, नीत): defined in 8 categories.
Balat (balāt, बलात्): defined in 3 categories.
Bala (बल): defined in 30 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Jainism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Buddhism, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “idaṃ paramasundaraṃ tanupuraṃ kuraṅgīdṛśāṃ”
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- parama -
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parama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]parama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sundaram -
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sundaram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sundara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sundara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tanu -
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tanu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]tanu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tanū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√tan (verb class 8)[imperative active second single]
- puram -
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pura (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pura (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]purā (noun, feminine)[adverb]pur (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kuraṅgī -
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kuraṅgī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- īdṛśām -
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īdṛś (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]īdṛś (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]īdṛś (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]īdṛśā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “nivārya khalu śaiśavaṃ svayamanena nītaṃ balāt”
- nivārya -
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nivārya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nivārya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- khalu -
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khalu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śaiśavam -
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śaiśava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śaiśava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śaiśavā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- anena -
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anena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anena (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ana (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- nītam -
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nīta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nīta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nītā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√nī -> nīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √nī class 1 verb]√nī -> nīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √nī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √nī class 1 verb]
- balāt -
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balāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]bala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative 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 5911 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.