Sanskrit quote nr. 6079 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इमास्ताः कस्तूरीप्रखरखुरटङ्कक्षततटास् ।
तटिन्योऽरण्यानीमनु कमलिनीच्छन्नसलिलाः ॥imāstāḥ kastūrīprakharakhuraṭaṅkakṣatataṭās |
taṭinyo'raṇyānīmanu kamalinīcchannasalilāḥ ||
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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.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Tatini (taṭinī, तटिनी): defined in 4 categories.
Aranyani (araṇyānī, अरण्यानी): defined in 3 categories.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Kamalini (kamalinī, कमलिनी): defined in 6 categories.
Icchat (इच्छत्): defined in 1 categories.
Salila (सलिल, salilā, सलिला): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Hindi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Buddhism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
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: “imāstāḥ kastūrīprakharakhuraṭaṅkakṣatataṭās”
- imās -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- tāḥ -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- Cannot analyse kastūrīprakharakhuraṭaṅkakṣatataṭās
- Line 2: “taṭinyo'raṇyānīmanu kamalinīcchannasalilāḥ”
- taṭinyo' -
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taṭinī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- araṇyānīm -
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araṇyānī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- anu -
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anu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anu (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]anu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- kamalinī -
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kamalinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- icchann -
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√iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- salilāḥ -
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salila (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]salilā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 6079 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.