Sanskrit quote nr. 8660 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कमलशरधिरम्भासैकतानुक्रमाढ्यं ।
कनककलशभाराक्रान्तसौदामिनीकम् ॥kamalaśaradhirambhāsaikatānukramāḍhyaṃ |
kanakakalaśabhārākrāntasaudāminīkam ||
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.
Kamala (कमल): defined in 22 categories.
Sharadhi (saradhi, śaradhi, शरधि): defined in 3 categories.
Ekata (एकत): defined in 7 categories.
Uksh (uks, ukṣ, उक्ष्): defined in 1 categories.
Rama (रम, ramā, रमा): defined in 25 categories.
Adhya (āḍhya, आढ्य): defined in 10 categories.
Kanakakalasha (kanakakalasa, kanakakalaśa, कनककलश): defined in 2 categories.
Bharakranta (bhārākrānta, भाराक्रान्त): defined in 4 categories.
Nika (nīka, नीक): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Jain philosophy, Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), 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: “kamalaśaradhirambhāsaikatānukramāḍhyaṃ”
- kamala -
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kamala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kamala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śaradhir -
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śaradhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- bhāsai -
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bhāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhāsa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]bhās (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]√bhās (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
- ekatān -
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ekata (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- uk -
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ukṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ukṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ramā -
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rama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ramā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√ram (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- āḍhyam -
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āḍhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āḍhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āḍhyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “kanakakalaśabhārākrāntasaudāminīkam”
- kanakakalaśa -
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kanakakalaśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhārākrānta -
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bhārākrānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhārākrānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sau -
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si (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- dāmi -
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√dā (verb class 2)[present active first single]
- nīkam -
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nīka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nīkā (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 8660 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.