Sanskrit quote nr. 8157 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एषा सा विन्ध्यमध्यस्थलविपुलशिलोत्सङ्गरङ्गत्तरङ्गा ।
संभोगश्रान्ततीराश्रयशबरवधूशर्म दा नर्मदा च ॥eṣā sā vindhyamadhyasthalavipulaśilotsaṅgaraṅgattaraṅgā |
saṃbhogaśrāntatīrāśrayaśabaravadhūśarma dā narmadā ca ||
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.
Vindhya (विन्ध्य): defined in 13 categories.
Adhyastha (अध्यस्थ): defined in 1 categories.
Lavi (लवि): defined in 1 categories.
Lo (लो): defined in 4 categories.
Pula (पुल): defined in 8 categories.
Shila (sila, śila, शिल, śilā, शिला): defined in 23 categories.
Utsanga (utsaṅga, उत्सङ्ग): defined in 11 categories.
Rangat (raṅgat, रङ्गत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Ranga (raṅgā, रङ्गा): defined in 18 categories.
Sambhoga (सम्भोग): defined in 13 categories.
Shranta (sranta, śrānta, श्रान्त): defined in 8 categories.
Tira (tīra, तीर): defined in 8 categories.
Ashraya (asraya, āśraya, आश्रय): defined in 12 categories.
Shabara (sabara, śabara, शबर): defined in 14 categories.
Vadhu (वधु): defined in 9 categories.
Sharman (sarman, śarman, शर्मन्): defined in 8 categories.
Da (द, dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Narmada (narmadā, नर्मदा): defined in 11 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Prakrit, Buddhism, Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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 sā vindhyamadhyasthalavipulaśilotsaṅgaraṅgattaraṅgā”
- eṣā -
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eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sā* -
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so (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- vindhyam -
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vindhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vindhyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- adhyastha -
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adhyastha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lavi -
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lavi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]lavi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]lavi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]lo (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- pula -
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pula (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pula (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√pul (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- śilo -
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śila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śilā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√śil (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- utsaṅga -
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utsaṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]utsaṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- raṅgat -
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√raṅg -> raṅgat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √raṅg class 1 verb], [vocative single from √raṅg class 1 verb], [accusative single from √raṅg class 1 verb]
- ta -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound]
- raṅgā -
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raṅgā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “saṃbhogaśrāntatīrāśrayaśabaravadhūśarma dā narmadā ca”
- sambhoga -
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sambhoga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śrānta -
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śrānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śrānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śram -> śrānta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śram class 4 verb]√śram -> śrānta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śram class 4 verb]
- tīrā -
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tīra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tīra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- āśraya -
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āśraya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āśraya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śabara -
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śabara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śabara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vadhū -
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vadhū (noun, feminine)[compound]vadhu (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- śarma -
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śarma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śarman (noun, masculine)[compound]śarman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dā* -
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da (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]dā (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- narmadā -
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narmadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 8157 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.