Sanskrit quote nr. 8148 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एषा धर्मपताकिनी तटसुधासेवावसन्नाकिनी ।
शुष्यत्पातकिनी भगीरथतपःसाफल्यहेवाकिनी ॥eṣā dharmapatākinī taṭasudhāsevāvasannākinī |
śuṣyatpātakinī bhagīrathatapaḥsāphalyahevākinī ||
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.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Dharman (धर्मन्): defined in 2 categories.
Patakin (patākin, पताकिन्, pātakin, पातकिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Patakini (patākinī, पताकिनी, pātakinī, पातकिनी): defined in 4 categories.
Tata (taṭa, तट): defined in 18 categories.
Sudha (sudhā, सुधा): defined in 18 categories.
Nakin (nākin, नाकिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Shushyat (susyat, śuṣyat, शुष्यत्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhagiratha (bhagīratha, भगीरथ): defined in 9 categories.
Tap (तप्): defined in 4 categories.
Tapa (तप): defined in 13 categories.
Tapas (तपस्): defined in 11 categories.
Saphalya (sāphalya, साफल्य): defined in 5 categories.
Hevakin (hevākin, हेवाकिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Jain philosophy
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: “eṣā dharmapatākinī taṭasudhāsevāvasannākinī”
- eṣā -
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eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- dharma -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dharman (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- patākinī -
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patākinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]patākin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- taṭa -
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taṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√taṭ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sudhā -
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sudhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asevā -
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asevā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- avasan -
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√vas (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single], [imperfect active third plural]
- nākin -
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nākin (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ī -
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ī (noun, feminine)[compound]ī (noun, masculine)[compound]i (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “śuṣyatpātakinī bhagīrathatapaḥsāphalyahevākinī”
- śuṣyat -
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√śuṣ -> śuṣyat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb]
- pātakinī -
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pātakinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]pātakin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bhagīratha -
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bhagīratha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tapaḥ -
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tapas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tap (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]tap (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]tapa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sāphalya -
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sāphalya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hevākinī -
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hevākinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]hevākin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 8148 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.