Sanskrit quote nr. 7883 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतस्याः करिकुम्भसंनिभकुचप्राग्भारपृष्ठे लुठद्- ।
गुञ्जागर्भगजेन्द्रमौक्तिकसरश्रेणीमनोहारिणि ॥etasyāḥ karikumbhasaṃnibhakucaprāgbhārapṛṣṭhe luṭhad- |
guñjāgarbhagajendramauktikasaraśreṇīmanohāriṇi ||
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.
Karikumbha (करिकुम्भ): defined in 1 categories.
Kuca (कुच): defined in 10 categories.
Pragbhara (prāgbhāra, प्राग्भार): defined in 3 categories.
Prishthe (prsthe, pṛṣṭhe, पृष्ठे): defined in 1 categories.
Prishtha (prstha, pṛṣṭha, पृष्ठ): defined in 13 categories.
Gunja (guñja, गुञ्ज, guñjā, गुञ्जा): defined in 14 categories.
Agarbha (अगर्भ): defined in 2 categories.
Gajendra (गजेन्द्र): defined in 5 categories.
Kasa (कस): defined in 15 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Shreni (sreni, śreṇī, श्रेणी): defined in 9 categories.
Ano (अनो): defined in 3 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Anas (अनस्): defined in 2 categories.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Harini (hāriṇī, हारिणी): defined in 15 categories.
Hari (hāri, हारि): defined in 25 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jainism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Biology (plants and animals), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Jain philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “etasyāḥ karikumbhasaṃnibhakucaprāgbhārapṛṣṭhe luṭhad-”
- etasyāḥ -
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eṣā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- karikumbha -
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karikumbha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃnibha -
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saṃnibha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saṃnibha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kuca -
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kuca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kuc (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- prāgbhāra -
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prāgbhāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pṛṣṭhe -
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pṛṣṭhe (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pṛṣṭha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- Cannot analyse luṭhad
- Line 2: “guñjāgarbhagajendramauktikasaraśreṇīmanohāriṇi”
- guñjā -
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guñja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]guñjā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√guñj (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- agarbha -
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agarbha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]agarbha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gajendram -
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gajendra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ukti -
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ukti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- kasa -
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kasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kas (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ra -
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ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śreṇīm -
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śreṇī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ano -
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ano (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]anu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]anu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- hāriṇi -
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hāriṇī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]hāri (noun, neuter)[locative single]hārin (noun, masculine)[locative single]hārin (noun, neuter)[locative 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 7883 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.