Sanskrit quote nr. 8545 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कनककलशश्रेणी यत्र प्रभाकरचुम्बनैर् ।
अतिखरकराघातैर्मध्यन्दिने शिथिलीकृता ॥kanakakalaśaśreṇī yatra prabhākaracumbanair |
atikharakarāghātairmadhyandine śithilīkṛtā ||
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.
Kanakakalasha (kanakakalasa, kanakakalaśa, कनककलश): defined in 2 categories.
Shreni (sreni, śreṇi, श्रेणि, śreṇī, श्रेणी): defined in 9 categories.
Yatra (यत्र): defined in 12 categories.
Atikhara (अतिखर): defined in 1 categories.
Karaghata (karāghāta, कराघात): defined in 1 categories.
Madhyandina (मध्यन्दिन): defined in 6 categories.
Shithilikrita (sithilikrta, śithilīkṛtā, शिथिलीकृता): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kavya (poetry), Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Buddhism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Yoga (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: “kanakakalaśaśreṇī yatra prabhākaracumbanair”
- kanakakalaśa -
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kanakakalaśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śreṇī -
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śreṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]śreṇi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yatra -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Cannot analyse prabhākaracumbanair
- Line 2: “atikharakarāghātairmadhyandine śithilīkṛtā”
- atikhara -
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atikhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atikhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- karāghātair -
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karāghāta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- madhyandine -
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madhyandina (noun, masculine)[locative single]madhyandina (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- śithilīkṛtā -
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śithilīkṛtā (noun, feminine)[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 8545 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.