Sanskrit quote nr. 7980 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एते मेकलकन्यकाप्रणयिनः पातालमूलस्पृशः ।
संत्रासं जनयन्ति विन्ध्यभिदुरा वारां प्रवाहाः पुरः ॥ete mekalakanyakāpraṇayinaḥ pātālamūlaspṛśaḥ |
saṃtrāsaṃ janayanti vindhyabhidurā vārāṃ pravāhāḥ puraḥ ||
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, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Eti (एति): defined in 4 categories.
Mekalakanyaka (mekalakanyakā, मेकलकन्यका): defined in 1 categories.
Pranayin (praṇayin, प्रणयिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Patala (pātāla, पाताल): defined in 25 categories.
Mula (mūla, मूल): defined in 27 categories.
Sprish (sprs, spṛś, स्पृश्): defined in 1 categories.
Sprisha (sprsa, spṛśa, स्पृश): defined in 1 categories.
Janayat (जनयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Vindhya (विन्ध्य): defined in 13 categories.
Bhidura (भिदुर, bhidurā, भिदुरा): defined in 4 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Vara (vārā, वारा): defined in 23 categories.
Prava (प्रव, pravā, प्रवा): defined in 2 categories.
Purah (puraḥ, पुरः): defined in 3 categories.
Pur (पुर्): defined in 5 categories.
Pura (पुर): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Purana (epic history), Hindi, Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Buddhist philosophy, Nepali, Jain philosophy, Dharmashastra (religious law)
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 mekalakanyakāpraṇayinaḥ pātālamūlaspṛśaḥ”
- ete -
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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]
- mekalakanyakā -
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mekalakanyakā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- praṇayinaḥ -
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praṇayin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]praṇayin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- pātāla -
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pātāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pātāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mūla -
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mūla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mūla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√mūl (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- spṛśaḥ -
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spṛś (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]spṛś (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]spṛś (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]spṛśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “saṃtrāsaṃ janayanti vindhyabhidurā vārāṃ pravāhāḥ puraḥ”
- santrāsam -
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santrāsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]santrāsa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]santrāsā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- janayanti -
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√jan -> janayantī (participle, feminine)[adverb from √jan]√jan -> janayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [nominative plural from √jan], [vocative plural from √jan], [accusative plural from √jan]√jan -> janayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative single from √jan]√jan (verb class 10)[present active third plural]√jan (verb class 0)[present active third plural]
- vindhya -
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vindhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhidurā* -
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bhidura (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bhidurā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vārām -
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vār (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]vār (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]vārā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- pravā -
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prava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pravā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ahāḥ -
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ahar (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√hā (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single], [aorist active second single]√hā (verb class 3)[aorist active second single]
- puraḥ -
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puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]puraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pur (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]pura (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 7980 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.