Sanskrit quote nr. 1453 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनुत्कीर्णा यथा पङ्के पुत्रिका वाथ दारुणि ।
वर्णा यथा मषीकल्के तथा सर्गे स्थिताः परे ॥anutkīrṇā yathā paṅke putrikā vātha dāruṇi |
varṇā yathā maṣīkalke tathā sarge sthitāḥ pare ||
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.
Nud (नुद्): defined in 3 categories.
Kirna (kīrṇa, कीर्ण, kīrṇā, कीर्णा): defined in 3 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Panka (paṅka, पङ्क): defined in 11 categories.
Putrika (putrikā, पुत्रिका): defined in 6 categories.
Daru (dāru, दारु): defined in 16 categories.
Varna (varṇa, वर्ण, varṇā, वर्णा): defined in 26 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Sarga (सर्ग): defined in 9 categories.
Sthita (स्थित, sthitā, स्थिता): defined in 16 categories.
Pare (परे): defined in 5 categories.
Para (पर, parā, परा): defined in 20 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “anutkīrṇā yathā paṅke putrikā vātha dāruṇi”
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nut -
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nud (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]nud (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kīrṇā* -
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kīrṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kīrṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kṝ -> kīrṇa (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kīrṇā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- paṅke -
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paṅka (noun, masculine)[locative single]paṅka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- putrikā* -
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putrikā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vātha -
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√vā (verb class 2)[present active second plural]√vā (verb class 1)[present active second plural]
- dāruṇi -
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dāru (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- Line 2: “varṇā yathā maṣīkalke tathā sarge sthitāḥ pare”
- varṇā* -
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varṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]varṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Cannot analyse maṣīkalke*ta
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sarge -
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sarga (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sthitāḥ -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sthitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
- pare -
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pare (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]parā (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 1453 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.