Sanskrit quote nr. 9219 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कस्मादिन्दुरसौ धिनोति जगतीं पीयूषगर्भैः करैः ।
कस्माद् वा जलधारयैव धरणिं धाराधरः सिञ्चति ॥kasmādindurasau dhinoti jagatīṃ pīyūṣagarbhaiḥ karaiḥ |
kasmād vā jaladhārayaiva dharaṇiṃ dhārādharaḥ siñcati ||
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.
Indu (इन्दु): defined in 14 categories.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Jagati (jagatī, जगती): defined in 16 categories.
Piyusha (piyusa, pīyūṣa, पीयूष): defined in 11 categories.
Garbha (गर्भ): defined in 20 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Jaladhara (jaladhārā, जलधारा): defined in 7 categories.
Dharani (dharaṇi, धरणि): defined in 18 categories.
Dharadhara (dhārādhara, धाराधर): defined in 6 categories.
Sincat (siñcat, सिञ्चत्): defined in 2 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, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Hinduism, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Jain philosophy, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Theravada (major branch of 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: “kasmādindurasau dhinoti jagatīṃ pīyūṣagarbhaiḥ karaiḥ”
- kasmād -
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kasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, masculine)[ablative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[ablative single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[ablative single]
- indur -
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indu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asau -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asu (noun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- dhinoti -
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√dhi (verb class 5)[present active third single]
- jagatīm -
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jagatī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- pīyūṣa -
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pīyūṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pīyūṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- garbhaiḥ -
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garbha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- karaiḥ -
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kara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]kara (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “kasmād vā jaladhārayaiva dharaṇiṃ dhārādharaḥ siñcati”
- kasmād -
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kasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, masculine)[ablative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[ablative single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[ablative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- jaladhārayai -
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jaladhārā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- dharaṇim -
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dharaṇi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- dhārādharaḥ -
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dhārādhara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- siñcati -
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√sic -> siñcat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sic class 6 verb]√sic -> siñcat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sic class 6 verb]√sic (verb class 6)[present active third 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 9219 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.