Sanskrit quote nr. 6018 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इन्द्रं द्व्यक्षधरं त्वमन्थमुदधिं पञ्चाननं पद्मजं ।
सिन्धुं स्वादुजलं शिवं सितगलं कामं च सद्विग्रहम् ॥indraṃ dvyakṣadharaṃ tvamanthamudadhiṃ pañcānanaṃ padmajaṃ |
sindhuṃ svādujalaṃ śivaṃ sitagalaṃ kāmaṃ ca sadvigraham ||
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.
Indra (इन्द्र): defined in 22 categories.
Dvyaksha (dvyaksa, dvyakṣa, द्व्यक्ष): defined in 1 categories.
Dhara (धर): defined in 18 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Udadhi (उदधि): defined in 10 categories.
Pancanana (pañcānana, पञ्चानन): defined in 10 categories.
Padmaja (पद्मज): defined in 2 categories.
Sindhu (सिन्धु): defined in 18 categories.
Svadu (svādu, स्वादु): defined in 8 categories.
Jala (जल): defined in 24 categories.
Shivam (sivam, śivam, शिवम्): defined in 3 categories.
Shiva (siva, śiva, शिव): defined in 25 categories.
Sita (सित): defined in 23 categories.
Gala (गल): defined in 15 categories.
Kamam (kāmam, कामम्): defined in 6 categories.
Kama (kāma, काम): defined in 24 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Vigraha (विग्रह): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Nepali, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “indraṃ dvyakṣadharaṃ tvamanthamudadhiṃ pañcānanaṃ padmajaṃ”
- indram -
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indra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]indrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dvyakṣa -
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dvyakṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dvyakṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dharam -
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dhara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dharā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tva -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]tva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- amantham -
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√manth (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- udadhim -
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udadhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]udadhi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- pañcānanam -
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pañcānana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pañcānana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pañcānanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- padmajam -
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padmaja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “sindhuṃ svādujalaṃ śivaṃ sitagalaṃ kāmaṃ ca sadvigraham”
- sindhum -
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sindhu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- svādu -
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svādu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]svādu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- jalam -
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jala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śivam -
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śivam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]śiva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śiva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śivā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sita -
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sita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sā -> sita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sā class 4 verb]√sā -> sita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sā class 4 verb]√si -> sita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √si class 5 verb], [vocative single from √si class 9 verb]√si -> sita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √si class 5 verb], [vocative single from √si class 9 verb]
- galam -
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gala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]galā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kāmam -
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kāmam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sad -
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sat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sat (noun, masculine)[compound]sad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]sad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vigraham -
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vigraha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vigraha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vigrahā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 6018 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.