Sanskrit quote nr. 8339 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कटकत्वं पृथग्घेम्नस् तरंगत्वं पृथग् जलात् ।
यथा न संभवत्येवं न जगत् पृथगीश्वरात् ॥kaṭakatvaṃ pṛthagghemnas taraṃgatvaṃ pṛthag jalāt |
yathā na saṃbhavatyevaṃ na jagat pṛthagīśvarāt ||
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.
Kataka (kaṭaka, कटक): defined in 17 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Prithak (prthak, pṛthak, पृथक्): defined in 7 categories.
Hemna (हेम्न): defined in 1 categories.
Taranga (taraṅga, तरङ्ग): defined in 14 categories.
Jala (जल): defined in 24 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Tyad (त्यद्): defined in 1 categories.
Sya (स्य, syā, स्या): defined in 3 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Ve (वे): defined in 5 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Ishvara (isvara, īśvara, ईश्वर): defined in 22 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Buddhism, Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), 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: “kaṭakatvaṃ pṛthagghemnas taraṃgatvaṃ pṛthag jalāt”
- kaṭaka -
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kaṭaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kaṭaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- pṛthaggh -
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pṛthak (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- hemnas -
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heman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]heman (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]hemna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- taraṅga -
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taraṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- pṛthag -
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pṛthak (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- jalāt -
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jala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]jala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- Line 2: “yathā na saṃbhavatyevaṃ na jagat pṛthagīśvarāt”
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sambhava -
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sambhava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sambhava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tye -
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tyad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]syā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- vam -
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va (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]va (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vā (noun, feminine)[adverb]ve (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jagat -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[compound]jagat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pṛthag -
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pṛthak (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- īśvarāt -
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īśvara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]īśvara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative 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 8339 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.