Sanskrit quote nr. 9130 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कशाभिरिव हैमीभिर् विद्युद्भिरभिताडितम् ।
अन्तःस्तनितनिर्घोषं सवेदनमिवाम्बरम् ॥kaśābhiriva haimībhir vidyudbhirabhitāḍitam |
antaḥstanitanirghoṣaṃ savedanamivāmbaram ||
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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.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Haimi (haimī, हैमी): defined in 3 categories.
Vidyut (विद्युत्): defined in 14 categories.
Abhitadita (abhitāḍita, अभिताडित): defined in 2 categories.
Anta (अन्त): defined in 16 categories.
Stanita (स्तनित): defined in 4 categories.
Nirghosha (nirghosa, nirghoṣa, निर्घोष): defined in 4 categories.
Savedanam (सवेदनम्): defined in 1 categories.
Ambara (अम्बर): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Kannada, Ayurveda (science of life), Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography)
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: “kaśābhiriva haimībhir vidyudbhirabhitāḍitam”
- kaśābhir -
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kaśā (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- haimībhir -
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haimī (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- vidyudbhir -
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vidyut (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vidyut (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- abhitāḍitam -
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abhitāḍita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]abhitāḍita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]abhitāḍitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “antaḥstanitanirghoṣaṃ savedanamivāmbaram”
- antaḥ -
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anta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- stanita -
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stanita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]stanita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√stan -> stanita (participle, masculine)[compound from √stan]√stan -> stanita (participle, neuter)[compound from √stan]√stan -> stanita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √stan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √stan]√stan -> stanita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √stan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √stan]
- nirghoṣam -
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nirghoṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nirghoṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nirghoṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- savedanam -
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savedanam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ambaram -
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ambara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 9130 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.