Sanskrit quote nr. 8113 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एष क्षुभ्नाति पङ्कं दलति कमलिनीमत्ति गुन्द्राप्ररोहान् ।
आरान् मुस्तास्थलानि स्थपुटयति जलान्युत्कसेतूनि याति ॥eṣa kṣubhnāti paṅkaṃ dalati kamalinīmatti gundrāprarohān |
ārān mustāsthalāni sthapuṭayati jalānyutkasetūni yāti ||
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.
Panka (paṅka, पङ्क): defined in 11 categories.
Kamalini (kamalinī, कमलिनी): defined in 6 categories.
Gundra (gundrā, गुन्द्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Praroha (प्ररोह): defined in 4 categories.
Arat (ārāt, आरात्): defined in 1 categories.
Ara (āra, आर): defined in 18 categories.
Musta (मुस्त, mustā, मुस्ता): defined in 7 categories.
Tha (थ): defined in 8 categories.
Sthaputa (sthapuṭa, स्थपुट): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्, yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Yati (yatī, यती): defined in 18 categories.
Jala (जल): defined in 24 categories.
Utka (उत्क): defined in 3 categories.
Setu (सेतु): defined in 11 categories.
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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: “eṣa kṣubhnāti paṅkaṃ dalati kamalinīmatti gundrāprarohān”
- eṣa -
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eṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√eṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kṣubhnāti -
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√kṣubh (verb class 9)[present active third single]
- paṅkam -
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paṅka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]paṅka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dalati -
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√dal (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- kamalinīm -
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kamalinī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- atti -
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atti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]atti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√ad (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- gundrā -
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gundrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- prarohān -
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praroha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “ārān mustāsthalāni sthapuṭayati jalānyutkasetūni yāti”
- ārān -
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ārāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]āra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]ārāt (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- mustās -
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musta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mustā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tha -
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tha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lāni -
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√lā (verb class 2)[imperative active first single]
- sthapuṭa -
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sthapuṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sthapuṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yati -
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yati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yatin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yat (noun, masculine)[locative single]yat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- jalānyu -
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jala (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√jal (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- utka -
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utka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]utka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- setūni -
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setu (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yāti -
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yāt (noun, masculine)[locative single]yāt (noun, neuter)[locative single]√yā (verb class 2)[present active third 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 8113 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.