Sanskrit quote nr. 8827 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्णिकादिष्विव स्वर्णम् अर्णवादिष्विवोदकम् ।
भेदिष्वभेदि यत् तस्मै परस्मै महसे नमः ॥karṇikādiṣviva svarṇam arṇavādiṣvivodakam |
bhediṣvabhedi yat tasmai parasmai mahase namaḥ ||
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.
Karnika (karṇika, कर्णिक): defined in 12 categories.
Ishu (isu, iṣu, इषु): defined in 11 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Svarna (svarṇa, स्वर्ण): defined in 11 categories.
Arnava (arṇava, अर्णव): defined in 13 categories.
Udaka (उदक): defined in 13 categories.
Abhedin (अभेदिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Mahas (महस्): defined in 1 categories.
Nama (नम): defined in 19 categories.
Namas (नमस्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), India history, Prakrit, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pali, Jainism, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Hindi, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tamil, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nepali, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)
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: “karṇikādiṣviva svarṇam arṇavādiṣvivodakam”
- karṇikād -
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karṇika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]karṇika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- iṣvi -
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iṣu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]i (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- svarṇam -
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svarṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svarṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- arṇavād -
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arṇava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]arṇava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- iṣvi -
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iṣu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]i (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- ivo -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- udakam -
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udaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “bhediṣvabhedi yat tasmai parasmai mahase namaḥ”
- bhediṣva -
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bhedin (noun, masculine)[locative plural]bhedin (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- abhedi -
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abhedin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abhedin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tasmai -
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tad (noun, neuter)[dative single]sa (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- parasmai -
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para (noun, masculine)[dative single]para (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- mahase -
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mahas (noun, neuter)[dative single]mahasa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- namaḥ -
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namas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]namas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nama (noun, masculine)[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 8827 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.