Sanskrit quote nr. 6213 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इह समदशकुन्ताक्रान्तवानीरवीरुत्- ।
प्रसवसुरभिशीतस्वच्छतोया वहन्ति ॥iha samadaśakuntākrāntavānīravīrut- |
prasavasurabhiśītasvacchatoyā vahanti ||
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.
Samada (समद): defined in 6 categories.
Shakunta (sakunta, śakunta, शकुन्त): defined in 6 categories.
Akranta (akrānta, अक्रान्त): defined in 10 categories.
Vanira (vānīra, वानीर): defined in 4 categories.
Virudh (vīrudh, वीरुध्): defined in 3 categories.
Prasava (प्रसव): defined in 7 categories.
Surabhi (सुरभि, surabhī, सुरभी): defined in 20 categories.
Svacchata (svacchatā, स्वच्छता): defined in 2 categories.
Vahanti (vahantī, वहन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Vahat (वहत्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ayurveda (science of life), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Biology (plants and animals), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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 samadaśakuntākrāntavānīravīrut-”
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- samada -
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samada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]samada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śakuntā -
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śakunta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- akrānta -
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akrānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akrānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vānīra -
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vānīra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vīrut -
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vīrudh (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “prasavasurabhiśītasvacchatoyā vahanti”
- prasava -
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prasava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- surabhi -
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surabhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]surabhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]surabhī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]surabhin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]surabhin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śīta -
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śīta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śīta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śi -> śīta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śi class 3 verb], [vocative single from √śi class 5 verb]√śi -> śīta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śi class 3 verb], [vocative single from √śi class 5 verb]√śī -> śīta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śī class 4 verb]√śī -> śīta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śī class 4 verb]√śyā -> śīta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śyā class 1 verb]√śyā -> śīta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śyā class 1 verb]
- svacchato -
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svacchatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uyā* -
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√u (verb class 2)[optative active second single]
- vahanti -
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vahantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√vah -> vahat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vah class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vah class 1 verb]√vah -> vahantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vah class 1 verb]√vah (verb class 1)[present active 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 6213 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.