Sanskrit quote nr. 8528 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कदा भागीरथ्या भवजलधिसंतारतरणेः ।
स्खलद्वीचीमालाचपलतलविस्तारितमुदः ॥kadā bhāgīrathyā bhavajaladhisaṃtārataraṇeḥ |
skhaladvīcīmālācapalatalavistāritamudaḥ ||
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.
Kada (कद): defined in 9 categories.
Bhagirathi (bhāgīrathī, भागीरथी): defined in 11 categories.
Bhavajala (भवजल): defined in 1 categories.
Dha (dhā, धा): defined in 8 categories.
Santara (santāra, सन्तार): defined in 6 categories.
Tarani (taraṇi, तरणि): defined in 10 categories.
Skhalat (स्खलत्): defined in 1 categories.
Vici (vīci, वीचि): defined in 9 categories.
Mala (māla, माल, mālā, माला): defined in 29 categories.
Acapala (अचपल): defined in 4 categories.
Tala (तल): defined in 25 categories.
Vistarita (vistārita, विस्तारित): defined in 5 categories.
Mud (मुद्): defined in 5 categories.
Muda (मुद): defined in 12 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), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shaiva philosophy, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Dharmashastra (religious law), Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments), 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: “kadā bhāgīrathyā bhavajaladhisaṃtārataraṇeḥ”
- kadā* -
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kada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- bhāgīrathyā* -
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bhāgīrathī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- bhavajala -
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bhavajala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhi -
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dhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]dhī (noun, feminine)[adverb]dhā (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- santāra -
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santāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- taraṇeḥ -
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taraṇi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]taraṇi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “skhaladvīcīmālācapalatalavistāritamudaḥ”
- skhalad -
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skhalat (noun, masculine)[compound]skhalat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√skhal -> skhalat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √skhal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √skhal class 1 verb], [accusative single from √skhal class 1 verb]
- vīcī -
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vīci (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- mālā -
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māla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]māla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]mālā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- acapala -
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acapala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]acapala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tala -
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tala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√tal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vistārita -
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vistārita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vistārita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mudaḥ -
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mud (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]muda (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 8528 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.