Sanskrit quote nr. 8612 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
स्कन्धोपनेयः संधिश्च षोडशः परकीर्तितः ।
इति षोडशकं प्राहुः संधिं सन्धिविचक्षणाः ॥skandhopaneyaḥ saṃdhiśca ṣoḍaśaḥ parakīrtitaḥ |
iti ṣoḍaśakaṃ prāhuḥ saṃdhiṃ sandhivicakṣaṇāḥ ||
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.
Skandhopaneya (स्कन्धोपनेय): defined in 1 categories.
Sandhi (सन्धि): defined in 20 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Shodasha (sodasa, ṣoḍaśa, षोडश): defined in 15 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Kirtita (kīrtita, कीर्तित): defined in 5 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Shodashaka (sodasaka, ṣoḍaśaka, षोडशक): defined in 1 categories.
Pra (प्र, prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Ahu (अहु): defined in 4 categories.
Sandhivicakshana (sandhivicaksana, sandhivicakṣaṇa, सन्धिविचक्षण): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Vastushastra (architecture)
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: “skandhopaneyaḥ saṃdhiśca ṣoḍaśaḥ parakīrtitaḥ”
- skandhopaneyaḥ -
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skandhopaneya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sandhiś -
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sandhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sandhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ṣoḍaśaḥ -
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ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- para -
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para (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]para (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- kīrtitaḥ -
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kīrtita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kīrt -> kīrtita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kīrt class 10 verb]
- Line 2: “iti ṣoḍaśakaṃ prāhuḥ saṃdhiṃ sandhivicakṣaṇāḥ”
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- ṣoḍaśakam -
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ṣoḍaśaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ṣoḍaśaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ṣoḍaśakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prā -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]prā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- ahuḥ -
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ahu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ahu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√hā (verb class 1)[aorist active third plural]√hā (verb class 3)[aorist active third plural]
- sandhim -
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sandhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]sandhi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- sandhivicakṣaṇāḥ -
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sandhivicakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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 8612 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.