Sanskrit quote nr. 275 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अङ्गणवेदिर्वसुधा कुल्या जलधिः स्थली च पातालम् ।
वल्मीकश्च सुमेरुः कृतप्रतिज्ञस्य धीरस्य ॥aṅgaṇavedirvasudhā kulyā jaladhiḥ sthalī ca pātālam |
valmīkaśca sumeruḥ kṛtapratijñasya dhīrasya ||
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.
Angana (aṅgaṇa, अङ्गण): defined in 14 categories.
Vedi (वेदि): defined in 12 categories.
Vasudha (vasudhā, वसुधा): defined in 10 categories.
Kuli (कुलि, kulī, कुली): defined in 7 categories.
Kulya (कुल्य, kulyā, कुल्या): defined in 7 categories.
Jaladhi (जलधि): defined in 8 categories.
Sthali (sthalī, स्थली): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Patala (pātāla, पाताल): defined in 25 categories.
Valmika (valmīka, वल्मीक): defined in 12 categories.
Sumeru (सुमेरु): defined in 14 categories.
Kritapratijna (krtapratijna, kṛtapratijña, कृतप्रतिज्ञ): defined in 1 categories.
Dhira (dhīra, धीर): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Hindi, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Jain philosophy, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “aṅgaṇavedirvasudhā kulyā jaladhiḥ sthalī ca pātālam”
- aṅgaṇa -
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aṅgaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vedir -
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vedi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]vedi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vasudhā -
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vasudhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]vasudhā (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- kulyā* -
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kuli (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]kulī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]kulya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kulyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- jaladhiḥ -
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jaladhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sthalī -
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sthalī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pātālam -
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pātāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pātāla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “valmīkaśca sumeruḥ kṛtapratijñasya dhīrasya”
- valmīkaś -
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valmīka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sumeruḥ -
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sumeru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sumeru (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kṛtapratijñasya -
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kṛtapratijña (noun, masculine)[genitive single]kṛtapratijña (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- dhīrasya -
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dhīra (noun, masculine)[genitive single]dhīra (noun, neuter)[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 275 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.