Sanskrit quote nr. 8019 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एरण्डबीजप्रतिमम् अङ्गं यस्मिन् प्रतीयते ।
महिषाख्यः स वै खड्गो नीलमेघसमच्छविः ॥eraṇḍabījapratimam aṅgaṃ yasmin pratīyate |
mahiṣākhyaḥ sa vai khaḍgo nīlameghasamacchaviḥ ||
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.
Eranda (eraṇḍa, एरण्ड): defined in 9 categories.
Bija (bīja, बीज): defined in 21 categories.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
Iyat (इयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Iyata (iyatā, इयता): defined in 1 categories.
Mahisha (mahisa, mahiṣa, महिष): defined in 19 categories.
Khadga (khaḍga, खड्ग): defined in 20 categories.
Nila (nīla, नील): defined in 25 categories.
Megha (मेघ): defined in 18 categories.
Samad (समद्): defined in 1 categories.
Samat (समत्): defined in 2 categories.
Sha (sa, śa, श): defined in 9 categories.
Vi (वि): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali
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: “eraṇḍabījapratimam aṅgaṃ yasmin pratīyate”
- eraṇḍa -
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eraṇḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bīja -
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bīja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bīja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pratimam -
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pratimā (noun, feminine)[adverb]pratimā (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- aṅgam -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- yasmin -
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ya (noun, masculine)[locative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- pratī -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]prati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- iyate -
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iyat (noun, masculine)[dative single]iyat (noun, neuter)[dative single]iyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√i (verb class 2)[present middle third plural]
- Line 2: “mahiṣākhyaḥ sa vai khaḍgo nīlameghasamacchaviḥ”
- mahiṣā -
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mahiṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mahiṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- akhyaḥ -
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√khyā (verb class 2)[aorist active second single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- khaḍgo* -
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khaḍga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nīla -
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nīla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nīla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√nīl (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- megha -
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megha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]megha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- samacch -
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samad (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]√sam -> samat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sam class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sam class 1 verb]
- śa -
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śa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viḥ -
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vi (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 8019 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.