Sanskrit quote nr. 7950 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एते चन्द्रशिलासमुच्चयमयाश् चन्द्रातपप्रस्फुरत्- ।
सर्वाङ्गीणपयःप्रवृत्तसरितो झात्कुर्वते पर्वताः ॥

ete candraśilāsamuccayamayāś candrātapaprasphurat- |
sarvāṅgīṇapayaḥpravṛttasarito jhātkurvate parvatāḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Eti (एति): defined in 4 categories.
Candrashila (candrasila, candraśilā, चन्द्रशिला): defined in 2 categories.
Samuccaya (समुच्चय): defined in 13 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Candratapa (candrātapa, चन्द्रातप): defined in 2 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Sphurat (स्फुरत्): defined in 6 categories.
Sarvangina (sarvāṅgīṇa, सर्वाङ्गीण): defined in 2 categories.
Payas (पयस्): defined in 16 categories.
Pravritta (pravrtta, pravṛtta, प्रवृत्त): defined in 9 categories.
Sarit (सरित्): defined in 7 categories.
Sarita (सरित): defined in 6 categories.
Jha (झ): defined in 7 categories.
Kurvat (कुर्वत्): defined in 4 categories.
Parvata (पर्वत, parvatā, पर्वता): defined in 16 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Buddhism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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: “ete candraśilāsamuccayamayāś candrātapaprasphurat-
  • ete -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • candraśilā -
  • candraśilā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • samuccayam -
  • samuccaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ayāś -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • candrātapa -
  • candrātapa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sphurat -
  • sphurat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sphurat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sphur class 6 verb]
  • Line 2: “sarvāṅgīṇapayaḥpravṛttasarito jhātkurvate parvatāḥ
  • sarvāṅgīṇa -
  • sarvāṅgīṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvāṅgīṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • payaḥ -
  • payas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pravṛtta -
  • pravṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pravṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarito* -
  • sarit (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sarita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jhāt -
  • jha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    jha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • kurvate -
  • kurvat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    kurvat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    kurvatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present middle third plural]
  • parvatāḥ -
  • parvata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    parvatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 7950 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.

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