Sanskrit quote nr. 8964 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कलङ्कदाशो गगनाम्बुराशौ ।
प्रसार्य चन्द्रातपतन्तुजालम् ॥kalaṅkadāśo gaganāmburāśau |
prasārya candrātapatantujālam ||
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.
Kalanka (kalaṅka, कलङ्क): defined in 9 categories.
Gaganambu (gaganāmbu, गगनाम्बु): defined in 1 categories.
Rashi (rasi, rāśi, राशि): defined in 18 categories.
Prasarya (prasārya, प्रसार्य): defined in 3 categories.
Candratapa (candrātapa, चन्द्रातप): defined in 2 categories.
Jala (jāla, जाल): defined in 24 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
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: “kalaṅkadāśo gaganāmburāśau”
- kalaṅka -
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kalaṅka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dāśo* -
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dāś (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]dāś (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- gaganāmbu -
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gaganāmbu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- rāśau -
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rāśi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “prasārya candrātapatantujālam”
- prasārya -
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prasārya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]prasārya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prasārya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- candrātapa -
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candrātapa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tantu -
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tantu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- jālam -
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jāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jāla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jālā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 8964 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.