Sanskrit quote nr. 2605 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अम्भोधिः स्थलतां स्थलं जलधितां धूलीवलः शैलतां ।
मेरुर्मृत्कणतां तृणं कुलिशतां वज्रं तृणक्लीबताम् ॥ambhodhiḥ sthalatāṃ sthalaṃ jaladhitāṃ dhūlīvalaḥ śailatāṃ |
merurmṛtkaṇatāṃ tṛṇaṃ kuliśatāṃ vajraṃ tṛṇaklībatām ||
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.
Ambhodhi (अम्भोधि): defined in 6 categories.
Sthalata (sthalatā, स्थलता): defined in 1 categories.
Sthala (स्थल): defined in 12 categories.
Jaladhita (jaladhitā, जलधिता): defined in 1 categories.
Dhuli (dhūli, धूलि): defined in 9 categories.
Vala (वल): defined in 14 categories.
Shailata (sailata, śailatā, शैलता): defined in 3 categories.
Meru (मेरु): defined in 15 categories.
Mritkanata (mrtkanata, mṛtkaṇatā, मृत्कणता): defined in 1 categories.
Trina (trna, tṛṇa, तृण): defined in 12 categories.
Kulisha (kulisa, kuliśa, कुलिश): defined in 8 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Vajra (वज्र): defined in 26 categories.
Klibata (klībatā, क्लीबता): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Tamil, Hinduism, Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jain 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: “ambhodhiḥ sthalatāṃ sthalaṃ jaladhitāṃ dhūlīvalaḥ śailatāṃ”
- ambhodhiḥ -
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ambhodhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sthalatām -
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sthalatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√sthal -> sthalat (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √sthal class 1 verb]√sthal -> sthalat (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √sthal class 1 verb]√sthal (verb class 1)[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
- sthalam -
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sthala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sthala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- jaladhitām -
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jaladhitā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- dhūlī -
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dhūli (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- valaḥ -
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vala (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śailatām -
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śailatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “merurmṛtkaṇatāṃ tṛṇaṃ kuliśatāṃ vajraṃ tṛṇaklībatām”
- merur -
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meru (noun, feminine)[nominative single]meru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mṛtkaṇatām -
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mṛtkaṇatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- tṛṇam -
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tṛṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tṛṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kuliśa -
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kuliśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kuliśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vajram -
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vajra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vajra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vajrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tṛṇa -
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tṛṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tṛṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- klībatām -
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klībatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√klīb -> klībat (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √klīb class 1 verb]√klīb -> klībat (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √klīb class 1 verb]√klīb (verb class 1)[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third 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 2605 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.