Sanskrit quote nr. 8572 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कन्दर्पस्य जगत्त्रयीविजयिनः साम्राज्यदीक्षागुरुः ।
कान्तामानशिलोञ्छवृत्तिरखिलध्वान्ताभिचा रे कृती ॥kandarpasya jagattrayīvijayinaḥ sāmrājyadīkṣāguruḥ |
kāntāmānaśiloñchavṛttirakhiladhvāntābhicā re kṛtī ||
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.
Kandarpa (कन्दर्प): defined in 7 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Trayi (trayī, त्रयी): defined in 10 categories.
Vijayina (विजयिन): defined in 1 categories.
Vijayin (विजयिन्): defined in 5 categories.
Samrajya (sāmrājya, साम्राज्य): defined in 5 categories.
Kanta (kāntā, कान्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Ana (āna, आन): defined in 12 categories.
Shilonchavritti (silonchavrtti, śiloñchavṛtti, शिलोञ्छवृत्ति): defined in 2 categories.
Akhila (अखिल): defined in 13 categories.
Dhvanta (dhvānta, ध्वान्त, dhvāntā, ध्वान्ता): defined in 7 categories.
Abhi (अभि, abhī, अभी): defined in 5 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Ra (र, rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Kriti (krti, kṛti, कृति): defined in 14 categories.
Kritin (krtin, kṛtin, कृतिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Marathi, Kannada, Pali, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Nepali, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), 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: “kandarpasya jagattrayīvijayinaḥ sāmrājyadīkṣāguruḥ”
- kandarpasya -
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kandarpa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- jagat -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[compound]jagat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- trayī -
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trayī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- vijayinaḥ -
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vijayina (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vijayin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vijayin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- sāmrājya -
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sāmrājya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sāmrājya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dīkṣāguruḥ -
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dīkṣāguru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kāntāmānaśiloñchavṛttirakhiladhvāntābhicā re kṛtī”
- kāntām -
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kāntā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]
- āna -
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āna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√an (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- śiloñchavṛttir -
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śiloñchavṛtti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akhila -
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akhila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akhila (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhvāntā -
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dhvānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhvānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dhvāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abhi -
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abhi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]abhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]abhī (noun, masculine)[adverb]abhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cā* -
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ca (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- re -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[dative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[dative single]ra (noun, masculine)[locative single]ra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]rā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kṛtī -
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kṛt (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṛti (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṛti (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṛtin (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 8572 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.