Sanskrit quote nr. 8322 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कचकुचचुबुकाग्रे पाणिषु व्यापृतेषु ।
प्रथमजलधिपुत्रीसंगमेऽनङ्गधाम्नि ॥kacakucacubukāgre pāṇiṣu vyāpṛteṣu |
prathamajaladhiputrīsaṃgame'naṅgadhāmni ||
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.
Kaca (कच): defined in 11 categories.
Kuca (कुच): defined in 10 categories.
Cubuka (चुबुक): defined in 4 categories.
Agre (अग्रे): defined in 1 categories.
Agra (अग्र, agrā, अग्रा): defined in 15 categories.
Agri (अग्रि): defined in 2 categories.
Pani (pāṇi, पाणि): defined in 17 categories.
Vyaprita (vyaprta, vyāpṛta, व्यापृत): defined in 5 categories.
Prathamaja (प्रथमज): defined in 1 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Dha (dhā, धा): defined in 8 categories.
Putri (putrī, पुत्री): defined in 8 categories.
Putrin (पुत्रिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Sangama (saṅgama, सङ्गम): defined in 16 categories.
Ananga (anaṅga, अनङ्ग): defined in 9 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: “kacakucacubukāgre pāṇiṣu vyāpṛteṣu”
- kaca -
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kaca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kac (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kuca -
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kuca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kuc (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- cubukā -
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cubuka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- agre -
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agre (indeclinable)[indeclinable]agra (noun, masculine)[locative single]agra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]agrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]agri (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- pāṇiṣu -
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pāṇi (noun, masculine)[locative plural]pāṇin (noun, masculine)[locative plural]pāṇin (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- vyāpṛteṣu -
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vyāpṛta (noun, masculine)[locative plural]vyāpṛta (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- Line 2: “prathamajaladhiputrīsaṃgame'naṅgadhāmni”
- prathamaja -
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prathamaja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prathamaja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- la -
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la (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhi -
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dhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]dhī (noun, feminine)[adverb]dhā (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- putrī -
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putrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]putrin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- saṅgame' -
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saṅgama (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- anaṅga -
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anaṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anaṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√aṅg (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- dhāmni -
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dhāman (noun, masculine)[locative single]dhāman (noun, neuter)[locative 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 8322 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.