Sanskrit quote nr. 8521 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

कदा नु कन्यागमनप्रवादं ।
प्रक्षालयेयं जगति प्ररूढम् ॥

kadā nu kanyāgamanapravādaṃ |
prakṣālayeyaṃ jagati prarūḍham ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Kada (कद): defined in 9 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Kani (kanī, कनी): defined in 6 categories.
Kanya (कन्य, kanyā, कन्या): defined in 15 categories.
Agamana (āgamana, आगमन): defined in 9 categories.
Pravada (pravāda, प्रवाद): defined in 8 categories.
Praksha (praksa, prakṣā, प्रक्षा): defined in 1 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Jagati (jagatī, जगती): defined in 15 categories.
Prarudha (prarūḍha, प्ररूढ): defined in 2 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), 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: “kadā nu kanyāgamanapravādaṃ
  • kadā* -
  • kada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nu -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kanyā -
  • kanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    kanya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kanya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kanyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āgamana -
  • āgamana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pravādam -
  • pravāda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pravādā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “prakṣālayeyaṃ jagati prarūḍham
  • prakṣā -
  • prakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • layeyam -
  • lay (verb class 1)
    [optative active first single]
  • jagati -
  • jagatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    jagat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • prarūḍham -
  • prarūḍha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prarūḍha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prarūḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 8521 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.

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