Sanskrit quote nr. 8898 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्पूरैरिव पारदैरिव सुधास्यन्दैरिवाप्लाविते ।
जाते हन्त दिवापि देव ककुभां गर्भे भवत्कीर्तिभिः ॥karpūrairiva pāradairiva sudhāsyandairivāplāvite |
jāte hanta divāpi deva kakubhāṃ garbhe bhavatkīrtibhiḥ ||
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.
Karpura (karpūra, कर्पूर): defined in 15 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Parada (pārada, पारद): defined in 9 categories.
Sudhasyanda (sudhāsyanda, सुधास्यन्द): defined in 1 categories.
Aplavita (āplāvita, आप्लावित, āplāvitā, आप्लाविता): defined in 4 categories.
Jata (jāta, जात, jātā, जाता): defined in 21 categories.
Jati (jāti, जाति): defined in 29 categories.
Hanta (हन्त): defined in 7 categories.
Diva (divā, दिवा): defined in 12 categories.
Div (दिव्): defined in 2 categories.
Divan (दिवन्): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Deva (देव): defined in 19 categories.
Kakubh (ककुभ्): defined in 2 categories.
Kakubha (kakubhā, ककुभा): defined in 7 categories.
Garbha (गर्भ): defined in 20 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Kirti (kīrti, कीर्ति): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Prakrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Nepali, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “karpūrairiva pāradairiva sudhāsyandairivāplāvite”
- karpūrair -
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karpūra (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]karpūra (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pāradair -
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pārada (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]pārada (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sudhāsyandair -
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sudhāsyanda (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sudhāsyanda (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- āplāvite -
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āplāvita (noun, masculine)[locative single]āplāvita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]āplāvitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “jāte hanta divāpi deva kakubhāṃ garbhe bhavatkīrtibhiḥ”
- jāte -
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jāta (noun, masculine)[locative single]jāta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]jātā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]jāti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √jan class 1 verb], [locative single from √jan class 2 verb], [locative single from √jan class 3 verb], [locative single from √jan class 4 verb]√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [locative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [locative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [locative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [locative single from √jan class 4 verb]√jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 4 verb]
- hanta -
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hanta (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- divā -
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divā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]diva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]divan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]div (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- deva -
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deva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]deva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]devan (noun, masculine)[compound]√div (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kakubhām -
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kakubh (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]kakubhā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- garbhe -
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garbha (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- bhavat -
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bhavat (noun, masculine)[compound]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kīrtibhiḥ -
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kīrti (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]kīrti (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
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 8898 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.