Sanskrit quote nr. 2521 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमूर्हि भित्त्वा जलदान्तराणि ।
पङ्कान्तराणीव मृणालसूच्यः ॥amūrhi bhittvā jaladāntarāṇi |
paṅkāntarāṇīva mṛṇālasūcyaḥ ||
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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.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Jalada (जलद): defined in 10 categories.
Tara (तर): defined in 26 categories.
Panka (paṅka, पङ्क): defined in 11 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Mrinala (mrnala, mṛṇāla, मृणाल): defined in 7 categories.
Sucya (sūcya, सूच्य): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), 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: “amūrhi bhittvā jaladāntarāṇi”
- amūr -
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adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- bhittvā -
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√bhid -> bhittvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhid]√bhid -> bhittvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhid]
- jaladān -
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jalada (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tarāṇi -
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tara (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√tṝ (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- Line 2: “paṅkāntarāṇīva mṛṇālasūcyaḥ”
- paṅkān -
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paṅka (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tarāṇī -
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tara (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√tṝ (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mṛṇāla -
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mṛṇāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sūcyaḥ -
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sūcī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sūcī (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]sūcya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sūc -> sūcya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sūc class 10 verb]
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 2521 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.