Sanskrit quote nr. 8643 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कमनेकतमादानं ।
सुरतनरजतुच्छलं तदासीनम् ॥kamanekatamādānaṃ |
suratanarajatucchalaṃ tadāsīnam ||
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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.
Kata (कत): defined in 11 categories.
Adana (ādāna, आदान): defined in 14 categories.
Surata (सुरत): defined in 8 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Ja (ज): defined in 7 categories.
Tuccha (तुच्छ): defined in 8 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Tada (tadā, तदा): defined in 10 categories.
Asina (āsīna, आसीन): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Prakrit, Hinduism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Nepali, Yoga (school of 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: “kamanekatamādānaṃ”
- kamane -
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kamana (noun, masculine)[locative single]kamana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kamanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- katam -
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kata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ādānam -
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ādāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “suratanarajatucchalaṃ tadāsīnam”
- surata -
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surata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]surata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sur (verb class 6)[imperative active second plural]
- nara -
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nara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ja -
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ja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tuccha -
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tuccha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tuccha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lam -
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la (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tadā -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- āsīnam -
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āsīna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āsīna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āsīnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 8643 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.