Sanskrit quote nr. 8738 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कराम्बुजसजत्समाक्षवलया ।
तनुस् तव शुभे जितेन्दुसुषमा ॥karāmbujasajatsamākṣavalayā |
tanus tava śubhe jitendusuṣamā ||
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.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Ambuja (अम्बुज): defined in 8 categories.
Sama (samā, समा): defined in 28 categories.
Kshava (ksava, kṣava, क्षव): defined in 3 categories.
La (lā, ला): defined in 10 categories.
Laya (layā, लया): defined in 17 categories.
Tanu (तनु): defined in 16 categories.
Tanus (तनुस्): defined in 2 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Shubha (subha, śubha, शुभ, śubhā, शुभा): defined in 18 categories.
Shubh (subh, śubh, शुभ्): defined in 2 categories.
Jit (जित्): defined in 3 categories.
Jita (जित, jitā, जिता): defined in 13 categories.
Jiti (जिति): defined in 3 categories.
Sushama (susama, suṣamā, सुषमा): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nepali, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Kavya (poetry)
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: “karāmbujasajatsamākṣavalayā”
- karā -
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kara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ambuja -
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ambuja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ambuja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sajat -
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√saj -> sajat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √saj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √saj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √saj class 1 verb]√sañj -> sajat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sañj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sañj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sañj class 1 verb]
- samā -
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samā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kṣava -
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kṣava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- layā -
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lā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]layā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “tanus tava śubhe jitendusuṣamā”
- tanus -
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tanus (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tanus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tanu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- śubhe -
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śubha (noun, masculine)[locative single]śubha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śubhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]śubh (noun, feminine)[dative single]√śubh (verb class 6)[present middle first single]
- jite -
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jita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]jita (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]jit (noun, masculine)[instrumental single], [dative single]jit (noun, neuter)[instrumental single], [dative single]jitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]jiti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√ji -> jita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ji class 1 verb], [locative single from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 9 verb], [locative single from √ji class 9 verb]√ji -> jita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [locative single from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ji class 9 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √ji class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √ji class 9 verb], [locative single from √ji class 9 verb]√ji -> jitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ji class 9 verb], [nominative dual from √ji class 9 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √ji class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √ji class 9 verb]
- indu -
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indu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- suṣamā -
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suṣamā (noun, feminine)[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 8738 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.