Sanskrit quote nr. 2475 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमी पानकरम्भाभाः सप्तापि जलराशयः ।
त्वद्यशोराज हंसस्य पञ्जरं भुवनत्रयम् ॥amī pānakarambhābhāḥ saptāpi jalarāśayaḥ |
tvadyaśorāja haṃsasya pañjaraṃ bhuvanatrayam ||
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.
Amin (अमिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Panaka (pānaka, पानक): defined in 11 categories.
Rambha (रम्भ, rambhā, रम्भा): defined in 13 categories.
Sapta (सप्त, saptā, सप्ता): defined in 10 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Jalarashi (jalarasi, jalarāśi, जलराशि): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Yashoraja (yasoraja, yaśorāja, यशोराज): defined in 1 categories.
Hamsa (haṃsa, हंस): defined in 26 categories.
Panjara (pañjara, पञ्जर): defined in 13 categories.
Bhuvanatraya (भुवनत्रय): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Gitashastra (science of music), 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: “amī pānakarambhābhāḥ saptāpi jalarāśayaḥ”
- amī -
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amin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- pānaka -
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pānaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pānaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rambhā -
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rambha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rambha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]rambhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√rambh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- abhāḥ -
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√bhā (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single]
- saptā -
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sapta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sapta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]saptā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]√sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]√sap -> saptā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √sap class 1 verb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- jalarāśayaḥ -
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jalarāśi (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “tvadyaśorāja haṃsasya pañjaraṃ bhuvanatrayam”
- tvad -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[ablative single]
- yaśorāja -
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yaśorāja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- haṃsasya -
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haṃsa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- pañjaram -
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pañjara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pañjara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhuvanatrayam -
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bhuvanatraya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 2475 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.