Sanskrit quote nr. 9208 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कस्मात् तन्वि तनूनि सम्प्रति समान्यङ्गानि जातानि ते ।
कस्मात् कोकनदप्रभं मुखमिदं जातं हि चन्द्रोपमम् ॥kasmāt tanvi tanūni samprati samānyaṅgāni jātāni te |
kasmāt kokanadaprabhaṃ mukhamidaṃ jātaṃ hi candropamam ||
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.
Kasmat (kasmāt, कस्मात्): defined in 1 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Tanu (tanū, तनू): defined in 16 categories.
Tanvi (tanvī, तन्वी): defined in 7 categories.
Sama (सम): defined in 28 categories.
Samani (samānī, समानी): defined in 6 categories.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Jata (jāta, जात): defined in 21 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Kokanada (कोकनद): defined in 7 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Candra (चन्द्र, candrā, चन्द्रा): defined in 23 categories.
Upama (उपम): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Prakrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Shilpashastra (iconography), Buddhism
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: “kasmāt tanvi tanūni samprati samānyaṅgāni jātāni te”
- kasmāt -
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kasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, masculine)[ablative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[ablative single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[ablative single]
- tanvi -
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tanvī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]tanvin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]tanū (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- tanūni -
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tanu (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- samprati -
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samprati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]samprati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- samānya -
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samānī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]sama (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sam (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- aṅgāni -
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aṅga (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√aṅg (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- jātāni -
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jāta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “kasmāt kokanadaprabhaṃ mukhamidaṃ jātaṃ hi candropamam”
- kasmāt -
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kasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, masculine)[ablative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[ablative single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[ablative single]
- kokanada -
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kokanada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- prabham -
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prabhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mukham -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- jātam -
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jāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jāta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jātā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- candro -
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candra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]candra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]candrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upamam -
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upama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]upama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]upamā (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 9208 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.