Sanskrit quote nr. 1108 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधियामिनि गजगामिनि कामिनि सौदामिनीव यं व्रजसि ।
जलदेनेव न जाने कति कति सुकृतानि तेन विहितानि ॥adhiyāmini gajagāmini kāmini saudāminīva yaṃ vrajasi |
jaladeneva na jāne kati kati sukṛtāni tena vihitāni ||
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.
Yamini (yāminī, यामिनी): defined in 10 categories.
Gajagamini (gajagāminī, गजगामिनी): defined in 3 categories.
Kamin (kāmin, कामिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Kamini (kāminī, कामिनी): defined in 14 categories.
Niva (nīva, नीव): defined in 6 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Jalada (जलद): defined in 10 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Jana (jāna, जान): defined in 14 categories.
Jani (jāni, जानि): defined in 12 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tena (तेन): defined in 7 categories.
Vihita (विहित): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Marathi, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali
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: “adhiyāmini gajagāmini kāmini saudāminīva yaṃ vrajasi”
- adhi -
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adhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]adhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- yāmini -
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yāminī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- gajagāmini -
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gajagāminī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- kāmini -
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kāminī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]kāmin (noun, masculine)[locative single]kāmin (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sau -
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si (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- dāmi -
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√dā (verb class 2)[present active first single]
- nīva -
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nīva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nīvan (noun, masculine)[compound]√nīv (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- yam -
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ya (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vrajasi -
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√vraj (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- Line 2: “jaladeneva na jāne kati kati sukṛtāni tena vihitāni”
- jaladene -
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jalada (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jāne -
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jāna (noun, masculine)[locative single]jāna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]jāni (noun, masculine)[vocative single]jāni (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√jñā (verb class 9)[present middle first single]
- kati -
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kati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- kati -
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kati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- sukṛtāni -
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sukṛta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- vihitāni -
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vihita (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 1108 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.