Sanskrit quote nr. 387 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अजाङ्घ्रिनिर्दत्तरजश्चयापि कपालिना बद्धरसापि कामम् ।
ततोऽप्यधोधः पतितापि नित्यं गङ्गा कुसङ्गापि पुनाति लोकान् ॥ajāṅghrinirdattarajaścayāpi kapālinā baddharasāpi kāmam |
tato'pyadhodhaḥ patitāpi nityaṃ gaṅgā kusaṅgāpi punāti lokān ||
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.
Aja (ajā, अजा): defined in 22 categories.
Nih (niḥ, निः): defined in 3 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Datta (दत्त): defined in 12 categories.
Raja (रज): defined in 16 categories.
Rajas (रजस्): defined in 14 categories.
Ca (cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Caya (चय, cayā, चया): defined in 10 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Kapalina (kapālina, कपालिन, kapālinā, कपालिना): defined in 1 categories.
Baddha (बद्ध): defined in 15 categories.
Rasa (रस, rasā, रसा): defined in 29 categories.
Kamam (kāmam, कामम्): defined in 6 categories.
Kama (kāma, काम): defined in 24 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Dha (ध, dhā, धा): defined in 8 categories.
Patita (पतित, patitā, पतिता): defined in 15 categories.
Nityam (नित्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Nitya (नित्य): defined in 19 categories.
Ganga (gaṅgā, गङ्गा): defined in 21 categories.
Ku (कु, kū, कू): defined in 11 categories.
Sanga (saṅga, सङ्ग): defined in 17 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
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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: “ajāṅghrinirdattarajaścayāpi kapālinā baddharasāpi kāmam”
- ajā -
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aja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ajā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√aj (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- aṅghri -
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aṅghri (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- nir -
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niḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]niḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ni (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nis (Preverb)[Preverb]
- datta -
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datta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]datta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dā (verb class 3)[imperative active second plural]
- rajaś -
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rajas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rajas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]raja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cayā -
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caya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]caya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]cayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√cay (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√ci (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kapālinā* -
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kapālina (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kapālinā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- baddha -
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baddha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]baddha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rasā -
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rasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√ras (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kāmam -
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kāmam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “tato'pyadhodhaḥ patitāpi nityaṃ gaṅgā kusaṅgāpi punāti lokān”
- tato' -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- adho -
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adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]adhaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dhaḥ -
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dha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]dhā (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- patitā -
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patita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]patita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]patitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√pat -> patita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √pat class 1 verb]√pat -> patita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √pat class 1 verb]√pat -> patitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √pat class 1 verb]√pat (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- nityam -
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nityam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nitya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nityā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gaṅgā -
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gaṅgā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ku -
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ku (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]ku (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- saṅgā -
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saṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- punāti -
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√pū (verb class 9)[present active third single]
- lokān -
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loka (noun, masculine)[accusative 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 387 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.