Sanskrit quote nr. 8991 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

कलया तुषारकिरणस्य पुरः ।
परिमन्दभिन्नतिमिरौघजटम् ॥

kalayā tuṣārakiraṇasya puraḥ |
parimandabhinnatimiraughajaṭam ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Kala (kalā, कला): defined in 32 categories.
Tusharakirana (tusarakirana, tuṣārakiraṇa, तुषारकिरण): defined in 1 categories.
Purah (puraḥ, पुरः): defined in 3 categories.
Pur (पुर्): defined in 5 categories.
Pura (पुर): defined in 18 categories.
Parimanda (परिमन्द): defined in 2 categories.
Bhinna (भिन्न): defined in 14 categories.
Timiraugha (तिमिरौघ): defined in 1 categories.
Jata (jaṭa, जट): defined in 21 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

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: “kalayā tuṣārakiraṇasya puraḥ
  • kalayā -
  • kalā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tuṣārakiraṇasya -
  • tuṣārakiraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • puraḥ -
  • puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    puraḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “parimandabhinnatimiraughajaṭam
  • parimanda -
  • parimanda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parimanda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhinna -
  • bhinna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhinna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • timiraugha -
  • timiraugha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jaṭam -
  • jaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jaṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jaṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 8991 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.

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