Sanskrit quote nr. 5914 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इदं मघोनः कुलिशं धारासंनिहितानलम् ।
स्मरणं यस्य दैत्यस्त्रीगर्भपाताय कल्पते ॥idaṃ maghonaḥ kuliśaṃ dhārāsaṃnihitānalam |
smaraṇaṃ yasya daityastrīgarbhapātāya kalpate ||
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.
Maghavan (मघवन्): defined in 3 categories.
Kulisha (kulisa, kuliśa, कुलिश): defined in 8 categories.
Dhara (dhārā, धारा): defined in 18 categories.
Alam (अलम्): defined in 9 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Smarana (smaraṇa, स्मरण): defined in 12 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.
Daitya (दैत्य): defined in 10 categories.
Tri (त्रि): defined in 10 categories.
Garbhapata (garbhapāta, गर्भपात): defined in 3 categories.
Kalpata (kalpatā, कल्पता): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Prakrit, Kannada, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), 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: “idaṃ maghonaḥ kuliśaṃ dhārāsaṃnihitānalam”
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- maghonaḥ -
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maghavan (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- kuliśam -
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kuliśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kuliśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dhārā -
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dhārā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- saṃnihitān -
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saṃnihita (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- alam -
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alam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “smaraṇaṃ yasya daityastrīgarbhapātāya kalpate”
- smaraṇam -
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smaraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- 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]
- daityas -
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daitya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- trī -
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tri (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- garbhapātāya -
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garbhapāta (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- kalpate -
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kalpatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kḷp (verb class 1)[present middle third 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 5914 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.