Sanskrit quote nr. 6167 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इह तव देव निपतता ।
करकमलकुशोदकेन जायन्ते ॥iha tava deva nipatatā |
karakamalakuśodakena jāyante ||
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.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Deva (देव): defined in 19 categories.
Nipa (निप): defined in 12 categories.
Tata (tatā, तता): defined in 18 categories.
Karakamala (करकमल): defined in 1 categories.
Jayanta (jāyanta, जायन्त): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Kavya (poetry), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
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: “iha tava deva nipatatā”
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- deva -
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deva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]deva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]devan (noun, masculine)[compound]√div (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- nipa -
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nipa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nipa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tatā -
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tatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√tan -> tatā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
- Line 2: “karakamalakuśodakena jāyante”
- karakamala -
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karakamala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kuśodakena -
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kuśodaka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- jāyante -
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jāyanta (noun, masculine)[locative single]√jai (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]√jan (verb class 4)[present middle third 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 6167 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.