Sanskrit quote nr. 7989 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एते शारदकौमुदीकुलभुवः क्षीरोदधेः सोदराः ।
शेषाहेः सुहृदो विनिद्रकुमुदश्रेणीमहःस्राविणः ॥ete śāradakaumudīkulabhuvaḥ kṣīrodadheḥ sodarāḥ |
śeṣāheḥ suhṛdo vinidrakumudaśreṇīmahaḥsrāviṇaḥ ||
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.
Sharadaka (saradaka, śāradaka, शारदक): defined in 1 categories.
Mudi (mudī, मुदी): defined in 6 categories.
Kula (कुल): defined in 22 categories.
Bhuvah (bhuvaḥ, भुवः): defined in 1 categories.
Bhuva (भुव): defined in 4 categories.
Bhu (bhū, भू): defined in 16 categories.
Kshirodadhi (ksirodadhi, kṣīrodadhi, क्षीरोदधि): defined in 2 categories.
Sodara (सोदर): defined in 3 categories.
Sheshahi (sesahi, śeṣāhi, शेषाहि): defined in 1 categories.
Suhrid (suhrd, suhṛd, सुहृद्): defined in 6 categories.
Suhrida (suhrda, suhṛda, सुहृद): defined in 5 categories.
Vinidra (विनिद्र): defined in 3 categories.
Kumuda (कुमुद): defined in 19 categories.
Shreni (sreni, śreṇī, श्रेणी): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, India history, Nepali, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Prakrit, Hindi, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
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 śāradakaumudīkulabhuvaḥ kṣīrodadheḥ sodarāḥ”
- 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]
- śāradakau -
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śāradaka (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- mudī -
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mudī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- kula -
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kula (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kula (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhuvaḥ -
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bhuvaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhuva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]bhū (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]bhū (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- kṣīrodadheḥ -
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kṣīrodadhi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- sodarāḥ -
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sodara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “śeṣāheḥ suhṛdo vinidrakumudaśreṇīmahaḥsrāviṇaḥ”
- śeṣāheḥ -
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śeṣāhi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- suhṛdo* -
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suhṛd (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]suhṛd (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]suhṛda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vinidra -
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vinidra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vinidra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kumuda -
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kumuda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kumuda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śreṇīm -
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śreṇī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ahaḥ -
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ahan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ahar (noun, neuter)[adverb]√has (verb class 1)[aorist active second single]
- srāviṇaḥ -
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srāvin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]srāvin (noun, neuter)[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 7989 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.