Sanskrit quote nr. 839 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अदूरगमनं तीर्थम् अदेहदमनं तपः ।
अनम्भःसंभवं स्नानं मातुश्चरणपङ्कजम् ॥adūragamanaṃ tīrtham adehadamanaṃ tapaḥ |
anambhaḥsaṃbhavaṃ snānaṃ mātuścaraṇapaṅkajam ||
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.
Adura (adūra, अदूर): defined in 2 categories.
Gamana (गमन): defined in 13 categories.
Tirtha (tīrtha, तीर्थ): defined in 15 categories.
Adeha (अदेह): defined in 1 categories.
Damana (दमन): defined in 12 categories.
Tap (तप्): defined in 4 categories.
Tapa (तप): defined in 13 categories.
Tapas (तपस्): defined in 11 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Bha (भ, bhā, भा): defined in 14 categories.
Snana (snāna, स्नान): defined in 15 categories.
Matri (matr, mātṛ, मातृ): defined in 10 categories.
Matu (mātu, मातु): defined in 8 categories.
Carana (caraṇa, चरण): defined in 24 categories.
Pankaja (paṅkaja, पङ्कज): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Tamil, Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “adūragamanaṃ tīrtham adehadamanaṃ tapaḥ”
- adūra -
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adūra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adūra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gamanam -
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gamana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gamana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gamanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tīrtham -
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tīrtha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- adeha -
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adeha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- damanam -
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damana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]damana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tapaḥ -
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tapas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tap (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]tap (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]tapa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “anambhaḥsaṃbhavaṃ snānaṃ mātuścaraṇapaṅkajam”
- anam -
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ana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- bhaḥ -
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bha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]bhā (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- sambhavam -
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sambhava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sambhava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sambhavā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- snānam -
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snāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mātuś -
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mātṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]mātu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]mātṛ (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- caraṇa -
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caraṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]caraṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paṅkajam -
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paṅkaja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]paṅkaja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 839 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.