Sanskrit quote nr. 7826 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतद्गन्धगजस् तृषाम्भसि भृशं कण्ठान्तमज्जत्तनुः ।
फेनैः पाण्डुरितः स्वदिक्करिजयक्रीडायशःस्पर्धिभिः ॥etadgandhagajas tṛṣāmbhasi bhṛśaṃ kaṇṭhāntamajjattanuḥ |
phenaiḥ pāṇḍuritaḥ svadikkarijayakrīḍāyaśaḥspardhibhiḥ ||
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.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Gandhagaja (गन्धगज): defined in 2 categories.
Trish (trs, tṛṣ, तृष्): defined in 3 categories.
Trisha (trsa, tṛṣā, तृषा): defined in 6 categories.
Bha (भ): defined in 14 categories.
Bhrisham (bhrsam, bhṛśam, भृशम्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhrisha (bhrsa, bhṛśa, भृश): defined in 8 categories.
Kantha (kaṇṭha, कण्ठ): defined in 20 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Majjat (मज्जत्): defined in 4 categories.
Tanu (तनु): defined in 16 categories.
Tanus (तनुस्): defined in 2 categories.
Phena (फेन): defined in 14 categories.
Pandurita (pāṇḍurita, पाण्डुरित): defined in 3 categories.
Dikkari (dikkarī, दिक्करी): defined in 2 categories.
Jaya (जय): defined in 26 categories.
Krida (krīḍa, क्रीड): defined in 10 categories.
Sha (sa, śa, श): defined in 9 categories.
Spardhin (स्पर्धिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Kannada, Ayurveda (science of life), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vastushastra (architecture), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Kavya (poetry), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “etadgandhagajas tṛṣāmbhasi bhṛśaṃ kaṇṭhāntamajjattanuḥ”
- etad -
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etad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- gandhagajas -
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gandhagaja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tṛṣām -
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tṛṣ (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]tṛṣ (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]tṛṣ (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]tṛṣā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- bha -
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bha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- si -
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si (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- bhṛśam -
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bhṛśam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhṛśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhṛśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhṛśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kaṇṭhān -
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kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ta -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound]
- majjat -
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√majj -> majjat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √majj class 6 verb], [vocative single from √majj class 6 verb], [accusative single from √majj class 6 verb]
- tanuḥ -
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tanus (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tanus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tanu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “phenaiḥ pāṇḍuritaḥ svadikkarijayakrīḍāyaśaḥspardhibhiḥ”
- phenaiḥ -
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phena (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]phena (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- pāṇḍuritaḥ -
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pāṇḍurita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sva -
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sva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- dikkari -
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dikkarī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]dikkarin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- jaya -
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jaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ji (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- krīḍāya -
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krīḍa (noun, masculine)[dative single]krīḍa (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- śaḥ -
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śas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- spardhibhiḥ -
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spardhin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]spardhin (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 7826 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.