Sanskrit quote nr. 8566 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कन्दर्पज्वरसंज्वराकुलतनोराश्चर्यमस्याश्चिरं ।
चेतश्चन्दनचन्द्रमःकमलिनीचिन्तासु संताम्यति ॥kandarpajvarasaṃjvarākulatanorāścaryamasyāściraṃ |
cetaścandanacandramaḥkamalinīcintāsu saṃtāmyati ||
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.
Kandarpajvara (कन्दर्पज्वर): defined in 1 categories.
Sanjvara (sañjvara, सञ्ज्वर): defined in 1 categories.
Akula (अकुल): defined in 8 categories.
Tanu (तनु): defined in 16 categories.
Ashcaryam (ascaryam, āścaryam, आश्चर्यम्): defined in 1 categories.
Ashcarya (ascarya, āścarya, आश्चर्य): defined in 10 categories.
Asi (असि, asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ciram (चिरम्): defined in 6 categories.
Cira (चिर): defined in 16 categories.
Cetri (cetr, cetṛ, चेतृ): defined in 2 categories.
Cetas (चेतस्): defined in 9 categories.
Candana (चन्दन): defined in 23 categories.
Candramas (चन्द्रमस्): defined in 5 categories.
Kamalini (kamalinī, कमलिनी): defined in 6 categories.
Cinta (cintā, चिन्ता): defined in 14 categories.
Santa (santā, सन्ता): defined in 19 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yati (yatī, यती): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shilpashastra (iconography), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “kandarpajvarasaṃjvarākulatanorāścaryamasyāściraṃ”
- kandarpajvara -
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kandarpajvara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sañjvarā -
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sañjvara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- akula -
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akula (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akula (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tanor -
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tanu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- āścaryam -
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āścaryam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āścarya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āścarya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āścaryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- asyāś -
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asi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]asī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]iyam (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- ciram -
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ciram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cirā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “cetaścandanacandramaḥkamalinīcintāsu saṃtāmyati”
- cetaś -
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cetas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cetṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- candana -
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candana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]candana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- candramaḥ -
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candramas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kamalinī -
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kamalinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- cintāsu -
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cintā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- santām -
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√sam -> santā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √sam class 1 verb]
- yati -
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yati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yatin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yat (noun, masculine)[locative single]yat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √i class 2 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 8566 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.