Sanskrit quote nr. 856 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्भुतस्तक्र्पाथोधिर् अगाधी यस्य वर्धकः ।
अक्षपादोऽतमःस्पृष्टस् त्वकलङ्कः कलानिधिः ॥adbhutastakrpāthodhir agādhī yasya vardhakaḥ |
akṣapādo'tamaḥspṛṣṭas tvakalaṅkaḥ kalānidhiḥ ||
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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.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vardhaka (वर्धक): defined in 3 categories.
Akshapada (aksapada, akṣapāda, अक्षपाद): defined in 4 categories.
Akshapad (aksapad, akṣapad, अक्षपद्): defined in 1 categories.
Atamas (अतमस्): defined in 2 categories.
Sprishta (sprsta, spṛṣṭa, स्पृष्ट): defined in 6 categories.
Tvac (त्वच्): defined in 9 categories.
Alam (अलम्): defined in 9 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kalanidhi (kalānidhi, कलानिधि): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
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: “adbhutastakrpāthodhir agādhī yasya vardhakaḥ”
- Cannot analyse adbhutastakrpāthodhiragādhī*ya
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- vardhakaḥ -
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vardhaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “akṣapādo'tamaḥspṛṣṭas tvakalaṅkaḥ kalānidhiḥ”
- akṣapādo' -
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akṣapāda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]akṣapad (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- atamaḥ -
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atamas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atamas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- spṛṣṭas -
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spṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√spṛś -> spṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √spṛś class 6 verb]
- tvak -
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tvac (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- alaṅ -
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alam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kaḥ -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kalānidhiḥ -
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kalānidhi (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 856 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.