Sanskrit quote nr. 8749 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
करिकृष्णाश्वगन्धा च नवनीतं च माहिषम् ।
एतेषां मर्दनाल्लिङ्गवृद्धिः संजायते परा ॥karikṛṣṇāśvagandhā ca navanītaṃ ca māhiṣam |
eteṣāṃ mardanālliṅgavṛddhiḥ saṃjāyate parā ||
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.
Karikrishna (karikrsna, karikṛṣṇā, करिकृष्णा): defined in 1 categories.
Ashvagandha (asvagandha, aśvagandhā, अश्वगन्धा): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Navanita (navanīta, नवनीत): defined in 9 categories.
Mahisha (mahisa, māhiṣa, माहिष): defined in 19 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Mardana (मर्दन): defined in 10 categories.
Linga (liṅga, लिङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Vriddhi (vrddhi, vṛddhi, वृद्धि): defined in 17 categories.
Sanja (sañja, सञ्ज): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Para (parā, परा): defined in 20 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “karikṛṣṇāśvagandhā ca navanītaṃ ca māhiṣam”
- karikṛṣṇā -
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karikṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aśvagandhā -
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aśvagandhā (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]
- navanītam -
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navanīta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- māhiṣam -
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māhiṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]māhiṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “eteṣāṃ mardanālliṅgavṛddhiḥ saṃjāyate parā”
- eteṣām -
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etad (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]eṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- mardanāl -
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mardana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]mardana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- liṅga -
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liṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√liṅg (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vṛddhiḥ -
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vṛddhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]vṛddhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sañjāya -
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sañja (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- parā -
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parā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]parā (Preverb)[Preverb]parā (Preverb)[Preverb]
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 8749 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.