Sanskrit quote nr. 8506 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कदलीसारनिःसारे मृगतृष्णेव चञ्चले ।
स्थावरे जंगमे सर्वे भूतग्रामे चतुर्विधे ॥kadalīsāraniḥsāre mṛgatṛṣṇeva cañcale |
sthāvare jaṃgame sarve bhūtagrāme caturvidhe ||
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.
Kadali (kadalī, कदली): defined in 16 categories.
Kadalin (कदलिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Sara (sāra, सार): defined in 29 categories.
Nihsara (niḥsāra, निःसार, niḥsārā, निःसारा): defined in 11 categories.
Mrigatrishna (mrgatrsna, mṛgatṛṣṇā, मृगतृष्णा): defined in 1 categories.
Mrigatrishni (mrgatrsni, mṛgatṛṣṇi, मृगतृष्णि): defined in 1 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Cancala (cañcala, चञ्चल, cañcalā, चञ्चला): defined in 13 categories.
Sthavara (sthāvara, स्थावर, sthāvarā, स्थावरा): defined in 12 categories.
Jangama (jaṅgama, जङ्गम, jaṅgamā, जङ्गमा): defined in 13 categories.
Bhutagrama (bhūtagrāma, भूतग्राम): defined in 3 categories.
Caturvidha (चतुर्विध, caturvidhā, चतुर्विधा): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Samkhya (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: “kadalīsāraniḥsāre mṛgatṛṣṇeva cañcale”
- kadalī -
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kadalī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kadalin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sāra -
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sāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- niḥsāre -
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niḥsāra (noun, masculine)[locative single]niḥsāra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]niḥsārā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- mṛgatṛṣṇe -
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mṛgatṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mṛgatṛṣṇi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- cañcale -
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cañcala (noun, masculine)[locative single]cañcala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]cañcalā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “sthāvare jaṃgame sarve bhūtagrāme caturvidhe”
- sthāvare -
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sthāvara (noun, masculine)[locative single]sthāvara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sthāvarā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- jaṅgame -
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jaṅgama (noun, masculine)[locative single]jaṅgama (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]jaṅgamā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- sarve -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bhūtagrāme -
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bhūtagrāma (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- caturvidhe -
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caturvidha (noun, masculine)[locative single]caturvidha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]caturvidhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 8506 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.