Sanskrit quote nr. 7881 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतस्य सावनिभुजः कुलराजधानी ।
काशी भवोत्तरणधर्मतरिः स्मरारेः ॥etasya sāvanibhujaḥ kularājadhānī |
kāśī bhavottaraṇadharmatariḥ smarāreḥ ||
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.
Eta (एत): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Ani (anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Bhuj (भुज्): defined in 6 categories.
Bhuja (भुज): defined in 10 categories.
Kularajadhani (kularājadhānī, कुलराजधानी): defined in 1 categories.
Kashi (kasi, kāśi, काशि, kāśī, काशी): defined in 18 categories.
Kashin (kasin, kāśin, काशिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhava (भव): defined in 31 categories.
Uttarana (uttaraṇa, उत्तरण): defined in 7 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Dharman (धर्मन्): defined in 2 categories.
Tari (तरि): defined in 9 categories.
Smarari (smarāri, स्मरारि): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Nepali, Purana (epic history), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Buddhism, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy)
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: “etasya sāvanibhujaḥ kularājadhānī”
- etasya -
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eta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]eta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]etad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- sāva -
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sāva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]si (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- ani -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- bhujaḥ -
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bhuj (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]bhuj (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]bhuja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kularājadhānī -
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kularājadhānī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- Line 2: “kāśī bhavottaraṇadharmatariḥ smarāreḥ”
- kāśī -
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kāśī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kāśi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kāśi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kāśin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhavo -
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bhava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- uttaraṇa -
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uttaraṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uttaraṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dharma -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dharman (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tariḥ -
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tari (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- smarāreḥ -
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smarāri (noun, masculine)[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 7881 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.