Sanskrit quote nr. 372 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अजनि प्रतिदिनमेषा कर्दमशेषा मदङ्गसङ्गेन ।
प्रतिनिशमपूरि पम्पा दक्षिणसंपातिभिः सलिलैः ॥ajani pratidinameṣā kardamaśeṣā madaṅgasaṅgena |
pratiniśamapūri pampā dakṣiṇasaṃpātibhiḥ salilaiḥ ||
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.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
Dina (दिन): defined in 16 categories.
Kardama (कर्दम): defined in 9 categories.
Shesha (sesa, śeṣa, शेष, śeṣā, शेषा): defined in 19 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Angasanga (aṅgasaṅga, अङ्गसङ्ग): defined in 4 categories.
Pampa (pampā, पम्पा): defined in 7 categories.
Dakshina (daksina, dakṣiṇa, दक्षिण): defined in 18 categories.
Sampati (sampāti, सम्पाति): defined in 4 categories.
Sampatin (sampātin, सम्पातिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Salila (सलिल): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Mahayana (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: “ajani pratidinameṣā kardamaśeṣā madaṅgasaṅgena”
- ajani -
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ajani (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√jan (verb class 1)[aorist middle first single]√jan (verb class 10)[aorist middle first single]√jan (verb class 2)[imperfect middle first single], [aorist middle first single]√jan (verb class 3)[aorist middle first single]√jan (verb class 4)[aorist middle first single]
- prati -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- dinam -
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dina (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dina (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dinā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- eṣā -
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eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kardama -
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kardama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kardama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śeṣā* -
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śeṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śeṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mad -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[ablative single]
- aṅgasaṅgena -
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aṅgasaṅga (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “pratiniśamapūri pampā dakṣiṇasaṃpātibhiḥ salilaiḥ”
- pratiniśam -
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pratiniśam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- apūri -
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√pṝ (verb class 3)[aorist middle third single]√pṝ (verb class 6)[aorist middle third single]√pṝ (verb class 9)[aorist middle third single]
- pampā* -
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pampā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dakṣiṇa -
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dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- sampātibhiḥ -
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sampāti (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sampātin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sampātin (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- salilaiḥ -
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salila (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]salila (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
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 372 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.