Sanskrit quote nr. 9272 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कह्लारस्पर्शगर्भैः शिशिरपरिगमात् कान्तिमद्भिः कराग्रैश् ।
चन्द्रेणालिङ्गितायास्तिमिरनिवसने स्रंसमाने रजन्याः ॥kahlārasparśagarbhaiḥ śiśiraparigamāt kāntimadbhiḥ karāgraiś |
candreṇāliṅgitāyāstimiranivasane sraṃsamāne rajanyāḥ ||
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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.
Kahlara (kahlāra, कह्लार): defined in 3 categories.
Sparsha (sparsa, sparśa, स्पर्श): defined in 19 categories.
Garbha (गर्भ): defined in 20 categories.
Shishira (sisira, śiśira, शिशिर): defined in 12 categories.
Parigama (परिगम): defined in 2 categories.
Kantimat (kāntimat, कान्तिमत्): defined in 1 categories.
Candra (चन्द्र): defined in 23 categories.
Alingita (āliṅgitā, आलिङ्गिता): defined in 7 categories.
Timira (तिमिर): defined in 16 categories.
Nivasana (निवसन): defined in 5 categories.
Sramsamana (sraṃsamāna, स्रंसमान, sraṃsamānā, स्रंसमाना): defined in 1 categories.
Rajani (रजनि, rajanī, रजनी): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Kannada, Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “kahlārasparśagarbhaiḥ śiśiraparigamāt kāntimadbhiḥ karāgraiś”
- kahlāra -
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kahlāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sparśa -
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sparśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sparśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- garbhaiḥ -
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garbha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- śiśira -
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śiśira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śiśira (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- parigamāt -
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parigama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- kāntimadbhiḥ -
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kāntimat (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]kāntimat (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Cannot analyse karāgraiś
- Line 2: “candreṇāliṅgitāyāstimiranivasane sraṃsamāne rajanyāḥ”
- candreṇā -
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candra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]candra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- āliṅgitāyās -
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āliṅgitā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- timira -
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timira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]timira (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nivasane -
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nivasana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- sraṃsamāne -
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√sraṃs -> sraṃsamāna (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sraṃs class 1 verb]√sraṃs -> sraṃsamāna (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sraṃs class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sraṃs class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sraṃs class 1 verb], [locative single from √sraṃs class 1 verb]√sraṃs -> sraṃsamānā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √sraṃs class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sraṃs class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sraṃs class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sraṃs class 1 verb]
- rajanyāḥ -
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rajani (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]rajanī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive 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 9272 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.