Sanskrit quote nr. 2009 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपि कल्पानिलस्यैव तरङ्गस्य महोदधेः ।
शक्यते प्रसरो रोद्धुं नानुरक्तस्य चेतसः ॥api kalpānilasyaiva taraṅgasya mahodadheḥ |
śakyate prasaro roddhuṃ nānuraktasya cetasaḥ ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Kalpa (कल्प): defined in 19 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Lasya (लस्य, lasyā, लस्या): defined in 6 categories.
Taranga (taraṅga, तरङ्ग): defined in 14 categories.
Mahodadhi (महोदधि): defined in 10 categories.
Shakyata (sakyata, śakyatā, शक्यता): defined in 1 categories.
Prasara (प्रसर): defined in 10 categories.
Nanurakta (nānurakta, नानुरक्त): defined in 1 categories.
Cetas (चेतस्): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Prakrit, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Ayurveda (science of life), 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: “api kalpānilasyaiva taraṅgasya mahodadheḥ”
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kalpāni -
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kalpa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- lasyai -
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√las -> lasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √las]la (noun, masculine)[genitive single]las (noun, masculine)[locative single]las (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√las -> lasya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √las class 10 verb]√las -> lasya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √las class 10 verb]√las -> lasyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √las class 10 verb]√las (verb class 1)[imperative passive first single]√las (verb class 10)[imperative passive first single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- taraṅgasya -
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taraṅga (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- mahodadheḥ -
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mahodadhi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “śakyate prasaro roddhuṃ nānuraktasya cetasaḥ”
- śakyate -
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śakyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√śak (verb class 5)[present passive third single]
- prasaro* -
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prasara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- roddhum -
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√rudh -> roddhum (infinitive)[infinitive from √rudh]√rudh -> roddhum (infinitive)[infinitive from √rudh]
- nānuraktasya -
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nānurakta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]nānurakta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- cetasaḥ -
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cetas (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [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 2009 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.