Sanskrit quote nr. 8387 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कण्ठच्छायमिषेण कल्परजनीमुत्तंसमन्दाकिनी- ।
रूपेण प्रलयाब्धिमूर्ध्वनयनव्याजेन कल्पानलम् ॥kaṇṭhacchāyamiṣeṇa kalparajanīmuttaṃsamandākinī- |
rūpeṇa pralayābdhimūrdhvanayanavyājena kalpānalam ||
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.
Isha (isa, iṣa, इष): defined in 15 categories.
Kalpa (कल्प): defined in 19 categories.
Rajani (rajanī, रजनी): defined in 13 categories.
Uttamsa (uttaṃsa, उत्तंस): defined in 4 categories.
Mandakini (mandākinī, मन्दाकिनी): defined in 13 categories.
Rupa (rūpa, रूप): defined in 25 categories.
Pralaya (प्रलय): defined in 12 categories.
Abdhi (अब्धि): defined in 9 categories.
Urdhvanayana (ūrdhvanayana, ऊर्ध्वनयन): defined in 1 categories.
Vyaja (vyāja, व्याज): defined in 7 categories.
Alam (अलम्): defined in 9 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), 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: “kaṇṭhacchāyamiṣeṇa kalparajanīmuttaṃsamandākinī-”
- kaṇṭhacch -
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√kaṇṭh -> kaṇṭhat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kaṇṭh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kaṇṭh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaṇṭh class 1 verb]
- śāyam -
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śāya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śāya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śāyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śā -> śāya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √śā class 4 verb]√śā -> śāya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √śā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √śā class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śā class 4 verb]
- iṣeṇa -
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iṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]iṣa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kalpa -
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kalpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kalpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rajanīm -
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rajanī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- uttaṃsa -
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uttaṃsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- mandākinī -
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mandākinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- Line 2: “rūpeṇa pralayābdhimūrdhvanayanavyājena kalpānalam”
- rūpeṇa -
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rūpa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rūpa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- pralayā -
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pralaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- abdhim -
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abdhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ūrdhvanayana -
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ūrdhvanayana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ūrdhvanayana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vyājena -
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vyāja (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- kalpān -
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kalpa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- alam -
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alam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 8387 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.