Sanskrit quote nr. 8568 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कन्दर्पदेवस्य विमानसृष्टिः ।
प्रासादमाला रसपार्थिवस्य ॥kandarpadevasya vimānasṛṣṭiḥ |
prāsādamālā rasapārthivasya ||
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.
Kandarpa (कन्दर्प): defined in 7 categories.
Deva (देव): defined in 19 categories.
Vimana (vimāna, विमान): defined in 18 categories.
Srishti (srsti, sṛṣṭi, सृष्टि): defined in 12 categories.
Prasada (prāsāda, प्रासाद): defined in 22 categories.
Ala (āla, आल): defined in 12 categories.
Rasa (रस): defined in 29 categories.
Parthiva (pārthiva, पार्थिव): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Marathi, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Nepali, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “kandarpadevasya vimānasṛṣṭiḥ”
- kandarpa -
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kandarpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- devasya -
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deva (noun, masculine)[genitive single]deva (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- vimāna -
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vimāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vimāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sṛṣṭiḥ -
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sṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]sṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “prāsādamālā rasapārthivasya”
- prāsādam -
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prāsāda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ālā* -
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āla (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- rasa -
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rasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√ras (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- pārthivasya -
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pārthiva (noun, masculine)[genitive single]pārthiva (noun, neuter)[genitive 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 8568 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.