Sanskrit quote nr. 6224 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इहैकश् चूडालोऽभ्यजनि कलशाद् यस्य सकलैः ।
पिपासोरम्भोभिश् चुलुकमपि नो भर्तुमशकः ॥ihaikaś cūḍālo'bhyajani kalaśād yasya sakalaiḥ |
pipāsorambhobhiś culukamapi no bhartumaśakaḥ ||
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.
Aika (ऐक): defined in 2 categories.
Cudala (cūḍāla, चूडाल): defined in 3 categories.
Abhi (अभि, abhī, अभी): defined in 5 categories.
Kalasha (kalasa, kalaśa, कलश): defined in 18 categories.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Pipasu (pipāsu, पिपासु): defined in 4 categories.
Ambhas (अम्भस्): defined in 7 categories.
Culuka (चुलुक): defined in 3 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 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: “ihaikaś cūḍālo'bhyajani kalaśād yasya sakalaiḥ”
- ihai -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aikaś -
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aika (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cūḍālo' -
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cūḍāla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- abhya -
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abhi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]abhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]abhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]abhī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]abhi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- ajani -
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ajani (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√jan (verb class 1)[aorist middle first single]√jan (verb class 10)[aorist middle first single]√jan (verb class 2)[imperfect middle first single], [aorist middle first single]√jan (verb class 3)[aorist middle first single]√jan (verb class 4)[aorist middle first single]
- kalaśād -
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kalaśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- sakalaiḥ -
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sakala (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sakala (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “pipāsorambhobhiś culukamapi no bhartumaśakaḥ”
- pipāsor -
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pipāsu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]pipāsu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- ambhobhiś -
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ambhas (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- culukam -
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culuka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]culuka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]culukā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- no* -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- bhartum -
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√bhṛ -> bhartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √bhṛ]√bhṛ -> bhartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √bhṛ]√bhṛ -> bhartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √bhṛ]
- aśa -
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aśan (noun, masculine)[compound]
- kaḥ -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative 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 6224 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.