Sanskrit quote nr. 7604 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एका गङ्गा प्रयागे मलयपरिसरे चन्दनं मौक्तिकाली ।
कान्ताकण्ठे हिमांशुर्वियति सरसि श्वेतमब्जं तथास्याः ॥ekā gaṅgā prayāge malayaparisare candanaṃ mauktikālī |
kāntākaṇṭhe himāṃśurviyati sarasi śvetamabjaṃ tathāsyāḥ ||
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.
Eka (ekā, एका): defined in 16 categories.
Ganga (gaṅgā, गङ्गा): defined in 21 categories.
Prayaga (prayāga, प्रयाग): defined in 11 categories.
Malaya (मलय): defined in 19 categories.
Parisara (परिसर, parisarā, परिसरा): defined in 5 categories.
Candana (चन्दन): defined in 23 categories.
Mauktika (मौक्तिक, mauktikā, मौक्तिका): defined in 9 categories.
Ali (अलि): defined in 16 categories.
Alin (अलिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त, kāntā, कान्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Akantha (akaṇṭha, अकण्ठ, akaṇṭhā, अकण्ठा): defined in 3 categories.
Himamshu (himamsu, himāṃśu, हिमांशु): defined in 7 categories.
Viyat (वियत्): defined in 4 categories.
Viyati (viyatī, वियती): defined in 5 categories.
Saras (सरस्): defined in 10 categories.
Sarasi (sarasī, सरसी): defined in 8 categories.
Shveta (sveta, śveta, श्वेत): defined in 21 categories.
Abja (अब्ज): defined in 13 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Asi (असि, asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 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: “ekā gaṅgā prayāge malayaparisare candanaṃ mauktikālī”
- ekā* -
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ekā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- gaṅgā -
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gaṅgā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- prayāge -
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prayāga (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- malaya -
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malaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√mal (verb class 10)[imperative active second single]
- parisare -
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parisara (noun, masculine)[locative single]parisara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]parisarā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- candanam -
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candana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]candana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]candanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mauktikā -
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mauktika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mauktika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]mauktikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- alī -
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ali (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]alin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kāntākaṇṭhe himāṃśurviyati sarasi śvetamabjaṃ tathāsyāḥ”
- kāntā -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kam class 1 verb]
- akaṇṭhe -
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akaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[locative single]akaṇṭha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]akaṇṭhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kaṇṭh (verb class 1)[imperfect middle first single]
- himāṃśur -
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himāṃśu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- viyati -
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viyati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]viyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]viyat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√vī -> viyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vī class 2 verb]√vī -> viyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vī class 2 verb]√vī -> viyatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vī class 2 verb]
- sarasi -
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sarasī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]saras (noun, neuter)[locative single]√sṛ (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- śvetam -
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śveta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śveta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śvetā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- abjam -
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abja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]abja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]abjā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- asyāḥ -
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asi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]asī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]iyam (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[ablative single], [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 7604 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.