Sanskrit quote nr. 8874 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्पूरं चन्दनं कुष्ठं तुलसी सर्जसंभवम् ।
मुस्तं शिलारसं चैव धत्तूरमगुरुस् तथा ॥karpūraṃ candanaṃ kuṣṭhaṃ tulasī sarjasaṃbhavam |
mustaṃ śilārasaṃ caiva dhattūramagurus tathā ||
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.
Karpura (karpūra, कर्पूर): defined in 15 categories.
Candana (चन्दन): defined in 23 categories.
Kushtha (kustha, kuṣṭha, कुष्ठ): defined in 11 categories.
Tulasi (tulasī, तुलसी): defined in 14 categories.
Sarja (सर्ज): defined in 6 categories.
Musta (मुस्त): defined in 7 categories.
Shilarasa (silarasa, śilārasa, शिलारस): defined in 5 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Dhattura (dhattūra, धत्तूर): defined in 9 categories.
Aguru (अगुरु): defined in 9 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil
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: “karpūraṃ candanaṃ kuṣṭhaṃ tulasī sarjasaṃbhavam”
- karpūram -
-
karpūra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]karpūra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]karpūrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- candanam -
-
candana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]candana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]candanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kuṣṭham -
-
kuṣṭha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kuṣṭha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kuṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tulasī -
-
tulasī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- sarja -
-
sarja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√sarj (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sambhavam -
-
sambhava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sambhava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sambhavā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “mustaṃ śilārasaṃ caiva dhattūramagurus tathā”
- mustam -
-
musta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]musta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mustā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śilārasam -
-
śilārasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- cai -
-
ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
-
√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- dhattūram -
-
dhattūra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhattūra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- agurus -
-
aguru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]aguru (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tathā -
-
tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 8874 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.