Sanskrit quote nr. 6006 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इन्दुस् त्वद्यशसा जितोऽवनिपते भासांनिधिस् तेजसा ।
कन्दर्पो वपुषा सुधाजलनिधिर्वाचो विलासेन च ॥indus tvadyaśasā jito'vanipate bhāsāṃnidhis tejasā |
kandarpo vapuṣā sudhājalanidhirvāco vilāsena ca ||
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.
Indu (इन्दु): defined in 14 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Jit (जित्): defined in 3 categories.
Jita (जित): defined in 13 categories.
Avanipati (अवनिपति): defined in 2 categories.
Nidhi (निधि): defined in 9 categories.
Tejas (तेजस्): defined in 16 categories.
Kandarpa (कन्दर्प): defined in 7 categories.
Vapusha (vapusa, vapuṣā, वपुषा): defined in 3 categories.
Vapus (वपुस्): defined in 7 categories.
Sudha (sudhā, सुधा): defined in 18 categories.
Jalanidhi (जलनिधि): defined in 6 categories.
Vac (vāc, वाच्): defined in 13 categories.
Vaca (vāca, वाच): defined in 16 categories.
Vilasa (vilāsa, विलास): defined in 17 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
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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: “indus tvadyaśasā jito'vanipate bhāsāṃnidhis tejasā”
- indus -
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indu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tvad -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[ablative single]
- yaśasā* -
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yaśasā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- jito' -
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jit (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]jit (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]jita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√ji -> jita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ji class 9 verb]
- avanipate -
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avanipati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- bhāsāṃ -
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bhās (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- nidhis -
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nidhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tejasā -
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tejas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “kandarpo vapuṣā sudhājalanidhirvāco vilāsena ca”
- kandarpo* -
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kandarpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vapuṣā -
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vapuṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]vapus (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vapus (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- sudhā -
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sudhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- jalanidhir -
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jalanidhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vāco* -
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vāc (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vāca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vilāsena -
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vilāsa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vilāsa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 6006 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.