Sanskrit quote nr. 8969 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कलङ्किनि जले क्वापि सौरं प्रतिफलन् महः ।
तमोऽपहत्वं तनुते समृद्धिं च दिने दिने ॥kalaṅkini jale kvāpi sauraṃ pratiphalan mahaḥ |
tamo'pahatvaṃ tanute samṛddhiṃ ca dine dine ||
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.
Kalankin (kalaṅkin, कलङ्किन्): defined in 1 categories.
Jala (जल, jalā, जला): defined in 24 categories.
Ku (कु, kū, कू): defined in 11 categories.
Kva (क्व): defined in 2 categories.
Api (āpi, आपि, āpī, आपी): defined in 4 categories.
Saura (सौर): defined in 10 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
Phalat (फलत्): defined in 1 categories.
Mah (मह्): defined in 3 categories.
Maha (मह): defined in 11 categories.
Mahan (महन्): defined in 5 categories.
Mahas (महस्): defined in 1 categories.
Tama (तम): defined in 13 categories.
Tamas (तमस्): defined in 16 categories.
Apaha (अपह): defined in 8 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Tanuta (tanutā, तनुता): defined in 3 categories.
Samriddhi (samrddhi, samṛddhi, समृद्धि): defined in 8 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Dina (दिन, dinā, दिना): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “kalaṅkini jale kvāpi sauraṃ pratiphalan mahaḥ”
- kalaṅkini -
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kalaṅkinī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]kalaṅkin (noun, masculine)[locative single]kalaṅkin (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- jale -
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jala (noun, masculine)[locative single]jala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]jalā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√jal (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- kvā -
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ku (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ku (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]kū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- āpi -
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āpi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]āpi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]āpī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]āpī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]āpī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sauram -
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saura (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saura (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saurā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prati -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- phalan -
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√phal -> phalat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √phal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √phal class 1 verb]√phal -> phalat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √phal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √phal class 1 verb], [accusative single from √phal class 1 verb]
- mahaḥ -
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mahaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]mahan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mahas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mah (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]maha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “tamo'pahatvaṃ tanute samṛddhiṃ ca dine dine”
- tamo' -
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tamas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- apaha -
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apaha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]apaha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- tanute -
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tanutā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√tan (verb class 8)[present middle third single]
- samṛddhim -
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samṛddhi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dine -
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dina (noun, masculine)[locative single]dina (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dinā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dine -
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dina (noun, masculine)[locative single]dina (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dinā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 8969 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.