Sanskrit quote nr. 7641 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एका वा दुग्धिका तुम्बी शङ्खपुष्पी जटा धृता ।
कण्ठदन्तोद्भवा भूतवेदनाहरणक्षमा ॥

ekā vā dugdhikā tumbī śaṅkhapuṣpī jaṭā dhṛtā |
kaṇṭhadantodbhavā bhūtavedanāharaṇakṣamā ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Dugdhika (dugdhikā, दुग्धिका): defined in 5 categories.
Tumbi (तुम्बि, tumbī, तुम्बी): defined in 9 categories.
Shankhapushpi (sankhapuspi, śaṅkhapuṣpī, शङ्खपुष्पी): defined in 6 categories.
Jata (jaṭa, जट, jaṭā, जटा): defined in 21 categories.
Dhrit (dhrt, dhṛt, धृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Dhrita (dhrta, dhṛtā, धृता): defined in 9 categories.
Anta (अन्त, antā, अन्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Antu (अन्तु): defined in 4 categories.
Udbhava (उद्भव): defined in 13 categories.
Bhuta (bhūta, भूत): defined in 21 categories.
Vedana (वेदन, vedanā, वेदना): defined in 12 categories.
Aharana (āharaṇa, आहरण): defined in 5 categories.
Ksham (ksam, kṣam, क्षम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshama (ksama, kṣamā, क्षमा): defined in 14 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Hinduism, Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)

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 dugdhikā tumbī śaṅkhapuṣpī jaṭā dhṛtā
  • ekā* -
  • ekā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dugdhikā -
  • dugdhikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tumbī -
  • tumbī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    tumbi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śaṅkhapuṣpī -
  • śaṅkhapuṣpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • jaṭā* -
  • jaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jaṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dhṛtā -
  • dhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dhṛt (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    dhṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kaṇṭhadantodbhavā bhūtavedanāharaṇakṣamā
  • kaṇṭhad -
  • kaṇṭh -> kaṇṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kaṇṭh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kaṇṭh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaṇṭh class 1 verb]
  • anto -
  • anta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    antā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    antu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ant (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • udbhavā* -
  • udbhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhūta -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active second plural]
  • vedanā -
  • vedana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vedana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vedanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āharaṇa -
  • āharaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āharaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣamā -
  • kṣam (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṣamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 7641 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.

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