Sanskrit quote nr. 8407 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कण्ठे चिन्तामणिर्ज्ञेयश् चिन्तितार्थप्रदः सदा ।
आवर्तः पृष्ठवंशे यः स सूर्याख्यः शुभः स्मृतः ॥kaṇṭhe cintāmaṇirjñeyaś cintitārthapradaḥ sadā |
āvartaḥ pṛṣṭhavaṃśe yaḥ sa sūryākhyaḥ śubhaḥ smṛtaḥ ||
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.
Kantha (kaṇṭha, कण्ठ): defined in 20 categories.
Cintamani (cintāmaṇi, चिन्तामणि): defined in 19 categories.
Jneya (jñeya, ज्ञेय): defined in 9 categories.
Cintita (चिन्तित, cintitā, चिन्तिता): defined in 6 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Prada (प्रद): defined in 4 categories.
Avarta (āvarta, आवर्त): defined in 13 categories.
Prishthavamsha (prsthavamsa, pṛṣṭhavaṃśa, पृष्ठवंश): defined in 3 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Suri (sūri, सूरि, sūrī, सूरी): defined in 11 categories.
Surin (sūrin, सूरिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Surya (sūrya, सूर्य, sūryā, सूर्या): defined in 22 categories.
Shubha (subha, śubha, शुभ): defined in 18 categories.
Shubh (subh, śubh, शुभ्): defined in 2 categories.
Smrita (smrta, smṛta, स्मृत): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali, Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhist philosophy, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Kavya (poetry)
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: “kaṇṭhe cintāmaṇirjñeyaś cintitārthapradaḥ sadā”
- kaṇṭhe -
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kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[locative single]√kaṇṭh (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- cintāmaṇir -
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cintāmaṇi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]cintāmaṇi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jñeyaś -
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jñeya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
- cintitā -
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cintita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cintita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cintitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- artha -
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artha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]artha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√arth (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- pradaḥ -
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prada (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sadā -
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sadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “āvartaḥ pṛṣṭhavaṃśe yaḥ sa sūryākhyaḥ śubhaḥ smṛtaḥ”
- āvartaḥ -
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āvarta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pṛṣṭhavaṃśe -
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pṛṣṭhavaṃśa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sūryā -
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sūri (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sūrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]sūrin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]sūrya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sūrya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sūr -> sūrya (absolutive)[absolutive from √sūr]√sūr -> sūrya (absolutive)[absolutive from √sūr]sūryā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 10 verb]√sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 10 verb]√sūr -> sūryā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sūr class 10 verb]√sūr (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- ākhyaḥ -
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ākhyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- śubhaḥ -
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śubha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]śubh (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- smṛtaḥ -
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smṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
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 8407 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.