Sanskrit quote nr. 8278 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कंसारिचरणोद्भूतसिन्धुकल्लोललालितम् ।
मन्ये हंस मनो नीरे कुल्यानां रमते कथम् ॥kaṃsāricaraṇodbhūtasindhukallolalālitam |
manye haṃsa mano nīre kulyānāṃ ramate katham ||
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.
Carana (caraṇa, चरण): defined in 24 categories.
Udbhuta (udbhūta, उद्भूत): defined in 7 categories.
Kallola (कल्लोल): defined in 10 categories.
Lalita (lālita, लालित): defined in 17 categories.
Manya (मन्य, manyā, मन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Hamsa (haṃsa, हंस): defined in 26 categories.
Mana (मन): defined in 24 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Nira (nīra, नीर): defined in 11 categories.
Kulya (कुल्य, kulyā, कुल्या): defined in 7 categories.
Ramati (रमति): defined in 2 categories.
Ramat (रमत्): defined in 1 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Nepali, Hinduism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Gitashastra (science of music), Buddhism, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “kaṃsāricaraṇodbhūtasindhukallolalālitam”
- kaṃsāri -
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kaṃsāri (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- caraṇo -
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caraṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]caraṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- udbhūta -
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udbhūta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]udbhūta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sindhu -
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sindhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- kallola -
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kallola (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kallola (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lālitam -
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lālita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lālita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lālitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√lal -> lālita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √lal]√lal -> lālita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √lal]√lal -> lālitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √lal]√lal -> lālita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √lal]√lal -> lālita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √lal], [accusative single from √lal]
- Line 2: “manye haṃsa mano nīre kulyānāṃ ramate katham”
- manye -
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manya (noun, masculine)[locative single]manya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]manyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√man (verb class 4)[present middle first single], [present passive first single]√man (verb class 8)[present passive first single]
- haṃsa -
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haṃsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- mano* -
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manas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nīre -
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nīra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- kulyānām -
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kulya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]kulya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]kulyā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- ramate -
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ramati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ramati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√ram -> ramat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √ram class 1 verb]√ram -> ramat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √ram class 1 verb]√ram (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 8278 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.