Sanskrit quote nr. 8226 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ओंकारो यस्य कन्दः सलिलमुपनिषन् न्यायजालं मृणालं ।
ब्रह्माण्डं यस्य काण्डं प्रसरति परितो यस्य यागः परागः ॥oṃkāro yasya kandaḥ salilamupaniṣan nyāyajālaṃ mṛṇālaṃ |
brahmāṇḍaṃ yasya kāṇḍaṃ prasarati parito yasya yāgaḥ parāgaḥ ||
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.
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.
Kanda (कन्द, kāṇḍa, काण्ड): defined in 14 categories.
Salila (सलिल): defined in 12 categories.
Upanishad (upanisad, upaniṣad, उपनिषद्): defined in 8 categories.
Nyaya (nyāya, न्याय): defined in 14 categories.
Jala (jāla, जाल): defined in 24 categories.
Mrinala (mrnala, mṛṇāla, मृणाल): defined in 7 categories.
Brahmanda (brahmāṇḍa, ब्रह्माण्ड): defined in 10 categories.
Rati (ratī, रती): defined in 24 categories.
Yaga (yāga, याग): defined in 10 categories.
Paraga (parāga, पराग): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Jain philosophy, Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “oṃkāro yasya kandaḥ salilamupaniṣan nyāyajālaṃ mṛṇālaṃ”
- oṅkāro* -
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oṅkāra (noun, masculine)[nominative 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]
- kandaḥ -
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kanda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- salilam -
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salila (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]salila (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]salilā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- upaniṣan -
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upaniṣad (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- nyāya -
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nyāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- jālam -
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jāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jāla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jālā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mṛṇālam -
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mṛṇāla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “brahmāṇḍaṃ yasya kāṇḍaṃ prasarati parito yasya yāgaḥ parāgaḥ”
- brahmāṇḍam -
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brahmāṇḍa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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]
- kāṇḍam -
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kāṇḍa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāṇḍa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- prasa -
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√pras (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- rati -
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rati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ratī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- parito* -
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paritaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- 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]
- yāgaḥ -
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yāga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- parāgaḥ -
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parāga (noun, 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 8226 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.