Sanskrit quote nr. 1029 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधःपुष्पी शङ्खपुष्पी लज्जालुर्गिरिकर्णिका ।
नीलिनी सहदेवा च पुत्रमार्जारिका तथा ॥adhaḥpuṣpī śaṅkhapuṣpī lajjālurgirikarṇikā |
nīlinī sahadevā ca putramārjārikā tathā ||
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.
Adhahpushpi (adhahpuspi, adhaḥpuṣpī, अधःपुष्पी): defined in 4 categories.
Shankhapushpi (sankhapuspi, śaṅkhapuṣpī, शङ्खपुष्पी): defined in 6 categories.
Lajjalu (lajjālu, लज्जालु): defined in 6 categories.
Girikarnika (girikarṇikā, गिरिकर्णिका): defined in 7 categories.
Nili (nīlī, नीली): defined in 9 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Sahadeva (sahadevā, सहदेवा): defined in 10 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Putra (पुत्र): defined in 14 categories.
Ari (अरि): defined in 17 categories.
Arin (अरिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Biology (plants and animals), Marathi, Kannada, Prakrit, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), India history, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Tamil, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (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: “adhaḥpuṣpī śaṅkhapuṣpī lajjālurgirikarṇikā”
- adhaḥpuṣpī -
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adhaḥpuṣpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- śaṅkhapuṣpī -
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śaṅkhapuṣpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- lajjālur -
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lajjālu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]lajjālu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- girikarṇikā -
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girikarṇikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “nīlinī sahadevā ca putramārjārikā tathā”
- nīli -
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nīlī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- nī -
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nī (noun, masculine)[compound]nī (noun, feminine)[compound]ni (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ni (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- sahadevā -
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sahadevā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- putram -
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putra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]putra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]putrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ā -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- arjā -
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√ṛj (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- ari -
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ari (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ari (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ari (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]arin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[locative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- kā -
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kā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 1029 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.