Sanskrit quote nr. 8672 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कमले कमला शेते हरः शेते हिमालये ।
क्षीराब्धौ च हरिः शेते मन्ये मत्कुणशङ्कया ॥kamale kamalā śete haraḥ śete himālaye |
kṣīrābdhau ca hariḥ śete manye matkuṇaśaṅkayā ||
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, kamalā, कमला): defined in 22 categories.
Hara (हर): defined in 18 categories.
Haras (हरस्): defined in 2 categories.
Himalaya (himālaya, हिमालय, himālayā, हिमालया): defined in 10 categories.
Kshirabdhi (ksirabdhi, kṣīrābdhi, क्षीराब्धि): defined in 4 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Hari (हरि): defined in 25 categories.
Manya (मन्य, manyā, मन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Matkuna (matkuṇa, मत्कुण): defined in 5 categories.
Shanka (sanka, śaṅkā, शङ्का): defined in 13 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, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “kamale kamalā śete haraḥ śete himālaye”
- kamale -
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kamala (noun, masculine)[locative single]kamala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kamalā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kamalā -
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kamalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śete -
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√śī (verb class 2)[present middle third single]
- haraḥ -
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haras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]hara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śete -
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√śī (verb class 2)[present middle third single]
- himālaye -
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himālaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]himālayā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “kṣīrābdhau ca hariḥ śete manye matkuṇaśaṅkayā”
- kṣīrābdhau -
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kṣīrābdhi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hariḥ -
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hari (noun, masculine)[nominative single]hari (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śete -
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√śī (verb class 2)[present middle third single]
- manye -
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manya (noun, masculine)[locative single]manya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]manyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√man (verb class 4)[present middle first single], [present passive first single]√man (verb class 8)[present passive first single]
- matkuṇa -
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matkuṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]matkuṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śaṅkayā -
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śaṅkā (noun, feminine)[instrumental 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 8672 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.