Sanskrit quote nr. 5948 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इदमहं करुणामृतसागरं ।
शशिकिशोरशिरोमणिमर्थये ॥idamahaṃ karuṇāmṛtasāgaraṃ |
śaśikiśoraśiromaṇimarthaye ||
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.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Karuna (karuṇā, करुणा): defined in 19 categories.
Rita (rta, ṛta, ऋत): defined in 10 categories.
Sagara (sāgara, सागर): defined in 23 categories.
Shashi (sasi, śaśī, शशी): defined in 15 categories.
Kishora (kisora, kiśora, किशोर): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), 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: “idamahaṃ karuṇāmṛtasāgaraṃ”
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- karuṇām -
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karuṇā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ṛta -
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ṛta (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sāgaram -
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sāgara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāgara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “śaśikiśoraśiromaṇimarthaye”
- śaśi -
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śaśī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]śaśin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- kiśora -
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kiśora (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śiromaṇim -
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śiromaṇi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- arthaye -
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√arth (verb class 10)[present middle first 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 5948 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.