Sanskrit quote nr. 8167 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एषोत्तुङ्गतरङ्गलङ्घिततटोत्सङ्गा पतङ्गात्मजा ।
पूर्णेयं तरिरम्बुभिर्न हि हरेः शङ्का कलङ्कादपि ॥eṣottuṅgataraṅgalaṅghitataṭotsaṅgā pataṅgātmajā |
pūrṇeyaṃ tarirambubhirna hi hareḥ śaṅkā kalaṅkādapi ||
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.
Uttunga (uttuṅga, उत्तुङ्ग): defined in 3 categories.
Taranga (taraṅga, तरङ्ग): defined in 14 categories.
Langhita (laṅghita, लङ्घित): defined in 4 categories.
Tata (taṭa, तट): defined in 18 categories.
Patanga (pataṅga, पतङ्ग): defined in 12 categories.
Ma (म): defined in 10 categories.
Ja (jā, जा): defined in 7 categories.
Purna (pūrṇa, पूर्ण, pūrṇā, पूर्णा): defined in 19 categories.
Purni (pūrṇi, पूर्णि): defined in 1 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Tari (तरि): defined in 9 categories.
Ambu (अम्बु): defined in 13 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Hari (हरि): defined in 25 categories.
Shanka (sanka, śaṅkā, शङ्का): defined in 13 categories.
Kalanka (kalaṅka, कलङ्क): defined in 9 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Prakrit, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaisheshika (school of 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: “eṣottuṅgataraṅgalaṅghitataṭotsaṅgā pataṅgātmajā”
- eṣo -
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eṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√eṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- uttuṅga -
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uttuṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uttuṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- taraṅga -
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taraṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- laṅghita -
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laṅghita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]laṅghita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√laṅgh -> laṅghita (participle, masculine)[compound from √laṅgh]√laṅgh -> laṅghita (participle, neuter)[compound from √laṅgh]√laṅgh -> laṅghita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √laṅgh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √laṅgh class 10 verb], [vocative single from √laṅgh]√laṅgh -> laṅghita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √laṅgh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √laṅgh class 10 verb], [vocative single from √laṅgh]
- taṭo -
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taṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√taṭ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- utsaṅgā -
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- pataṅgāt -
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pataṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]pataṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ma -
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ma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jā -
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jā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “pūrṇeyaṃ tarirambubhirna hi hareḥ śaṅkā kalaṅkādapi”
- pūrṇe -
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pūrṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]pūrṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]pūrṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pūrṇi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [locative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [locative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 9 verb], [locative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √pṝ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √pṝ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √pṝ class 3 verb], [locative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √pṝ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √pṝ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √pṝ class 6 verb], [locative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [nominative dual from √pṝ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √pṝ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √pṝ class 9 verb], [locative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]√pṝ -> pūrṇā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √pṝ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √pṝ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √pṝ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [nominative dual from √pṝ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √pṝ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √pṝ class 6 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 9 verb], [nominative dual from √pṝ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √pṝ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √pṝ class 9 verb]
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tarir -
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tari (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ambubhir -
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ambu (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- hareḥ -
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hari (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]hari (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]√hṛ (verb class 1)[optative active second single]
- śaṅkā -
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śaṅkā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kalaṅkād -
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kalaṅka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
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 8167 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.