Sanskrit quote nr. 7390 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकं काञ्चनभूधरं सुवलयं वासः सुधावारिधिं ।
तारं तारकराजमण्डलमिदं संप्राप्य सत्कुण्डलम् ॥ekaṃ kāñcanabhūdharaṃ suvalayaṃ vāsaḥ sudhāvāridhiṃ |
tāraṃ tārakarājamaṇḍalamidaṃ saṃprāpya satkuṇḍalam ||
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.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Dhara (धर): defined in 18 categories.
Laya (लय): defined in 17 categories.
Vasas (vāsas, वासस्): defined in 7 categories.
Vasa (vāsa, वास): defined in 24 categories.
Sudha (sudhā, सुधा): defined in 18 categories.
Varidhi (vāridhi, वारिधि): defined in 5 categories.
Tara (tāra, तार): defined in 27 categories.
Taraka (tāraka, तारक): defined in 17 categories.
Raja (rāja, राज): defined in 16 categories.
Raj (rāj, राज्): defined in 4 categories.
Anda (aṇḍa, अण्ड): defined in 13 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Samprapya (samprāpya, सम्प्राप्य): defined in 4 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Kundala (kuṇḍala, कुण्डल): defined in 19 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Tamil, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of 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: “ekaṃ kāñcanabhūdharaṃ suvalayaṃ vāsaḥ sudhāvāridhiṃ”
- ekam -
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eka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]eka (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kāñcanabhū -
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kāñcanabhū (noun, feminine)[compound]
- dharam -
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dhara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dharā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- suva -
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√sū (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- layam -
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laya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]laya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]layā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vāsaḥ -
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vāsas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sudhā -
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sudhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- vāridhim -
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vāridhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “tāraṃ tārakarājamaṇḍalamidaṃ saṃprāpya satkuṇḍalam”
- tāram -
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tāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tārā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tāraka -
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tāraka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tāraka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rājam -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rājā (noun, feminine)[adverb]rājan (noun, masculine)[adverb]rāj (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- aṇḍa -
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aṇḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lam -
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la (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- samprāpya -
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samprāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]samprāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sat -
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sat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sat (noun, masculine)[compound]sad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]sad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kuṇḍalam -
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kuṇḍala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kuṇḍala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kuṇḍalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 7390 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.