Sanskrit quote nr. 7768 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एणश्रेणिः शशकनिकरः शल्लकीनां कदम्बं ।
कोलव्यूहः स्पृशति सुखितां यत्र तत्रापि कुञ्जे ॥eṇaśreṇiḥ śaśakanikaraḥ śallakīnāṃ kadambaṃ |
kolavyūhaḥ spṛśati sukhitāṃ yatra tatrāpi kuñje ||
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.
Ena (eṇa, एण): defined in 7 categories.
Shreni (sreni, śreṇi, श्रेणि): defined in 9 categories.
Nikara (निकर): defined in 11 categories.
Shallaki (sallaki, śallaki, शल्लकि, śallakī, शल्लकी): defined in 10 categories.
Kadamba (कदम्ब): defined in 18 categories.
Kola (कोल): defined in 15 categories.
Vyuha (vyūha, व्यूह): defined in 17 categories.
Sprishat (sprsat, spṛśat, स्पृशत्): defined in 4 categories.
Sukhita (sukhitā, सुखिता): defined in 5 categories.
Yatra (यत्र): defined in 12 categories.
Tatra (तत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Kunja (kuñja, कुञ्ज): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Prakrit, Kannada, Tamil, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Biology (plants and animals), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “eṇaśreṇiḥ śaśakanikaraḥ śallakīnāṃ kadambaṃ”
- eṇa -
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eṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śreṇiḥ -
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śreṇi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śaśaka -
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śaśaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√śak (verb class 5)[perfect active first single]
- nikaraḥ -
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nikara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śallakīnām -
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śallaki (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]śallakī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- kadambam -
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kadamba (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kadamba (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “kolavyūhaḥ spṛśati sukhitāṃ yatra tatrāpi kuñje”
- kola -
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kola (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kola (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kul (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vyūhaḥ -
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vyūha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- spṛśati -
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√spṛś -> spṛśat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √spṛś class 6 verb]√spṛś -> spṛśat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √spṛś class 6 verb]√spṛś (verb class 6)[present active third single]
- sukhitām -
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sukhitā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√sukh -> sukhitā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √sukh class 10 verb]
- yatra -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tatrā -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- kuñje -
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kuñja (noun, masculine)[locative single]√kuñj (verb class 1)[present middle first 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 7768 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.