Sanskrit quote nr. 6988 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उन्मुक्तकञ्चुकतयेयमुदारकान्तिः ।
शस्त्रीव शम्बररिपोरपनीतकोशा ॥unmuktakañcukatayeyamudārakāntiḥ |
śastrīva śambarariporapanītakośā ||
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.
Unmukta (उन्मुक्त): defined in 3 categories.
Kancuka (kañcuka, कञ्चुक): defined in 8 categories.
Udaraka (udāraka, उदारक): defined in 1 categories.
Anti (अन्ति): defined in 9 categories.
Shastrin (sastrin, śastrin, शस्त्रिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Shastri (sastri, śastrī, शस्त्री): defined in 10 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Apanita (apanīta, अपनीत): defined in 3 categories.
Kosha (kosa, kośā, कोशा): defined in 17 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Hindi, Pali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Buddhism, Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “unmuktakañcukatayeyamudārakāntiḥ”
- unmukta -
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unmukta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]unmukta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kañcuka -
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kañcuka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kañcuka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tayeyam -
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√tay (verb class 1)[optative active first single]
- udārakā -
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udāraka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- antiḥ -
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anti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “śastrīva śambarariporapanītakośā”
- śastrī -
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śastrin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]śastrin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śastrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śambararipor -
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śambararipu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- apanīta -
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apanīta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]apanīta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kośā -
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kośā (noun, feminine)[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 6988 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.