Sanskrit quote nr. 7865 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतस्मिन्नवदातकान्तिनि कुचद्वन्द्वे कुरङ्गीदृशः ।
संक्रान्तप्रतिबिम्बमैन्दवमिदं द्वेधा विभक्तं वपुः ॥etasminnavadātakāntini kucadvandve kuraṅgīdṛśaḥ |
saṃkrāntapratibimbamaindavamidaṃ dvedhā vibhaktaṃ vapuḥ ||
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.
Avadata (avadāta, अवदात): defined in 7 categories.
Kanti (kāntī, कान्ती): defined in 16 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Kurangi (kuraṅgī, कुरङ्गी): defined in 3 categories.
Idrish (idrs, īdṛś, ईदृश्): defined in 1 categories.
Idrisha (idrsa, īdṛśa, ईदृश): defined in 3 categories.
Pratibimba (प्रतिबिम्ब): defined in 11 categories.
Aindava (ऐन्दव): defined in 4 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Dvedha (dvedhā, द्वेधा): defined in 4 categories.
Vibhakta (विभक्त): defined in 8 categories.
Vapu (वपु): defined in 8 categories.
Vapus (वपुस्): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Buddhism, Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kavya (poetry), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism
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: “etasminnavadātakāntini kucadvandve kuraṅgīdṛśaḥ”
- etasminn -
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etad (noun, neuter)[locative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- avadāta -
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avadāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avadāta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kānti -
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kānti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kāntī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kucad -
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√kuc -> kucat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kuc class 6 verb], [vocative single from √kuc class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kuc class 6 verb]
- va -
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u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- andve -
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- kuraṅgī -
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kuraṅgī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- īdṛśaḥ -
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īdṛś (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]īdṛś (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]īdṛś (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]īdṛśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “saṃkrāntapratibimbamaindavamidaṃ dvedhā vibhaktaṃ vapuḥ”
- saṅkrānta -
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saṅkrānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saṅkrānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pratibimbam -
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pratibimba (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- aindavam -
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aindava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aindava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- dvedhā -
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dvedhā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vibhaktam -
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vibhakta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vibhakta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vibhaktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vapuḥ -
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vapus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vapus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vapu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]vapu (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 7865 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.