Sanskrit quote nr. 1280 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनवरतनयनविगलित- जललवघटिताक्षसूत्रवलयेन ।
मृत्युंजयमिव जपति त्वद्गोत्रं विरहिणी बाला ॥anavaratanayanavigalita- jalalavaghaṭitākṣasūtravalayena |
mṛtyuṃjayamiva japati tvadgotraṃ virahiṇī bālā ||
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.
Anavarata (अनवरत): defined in 5 categories.
Nayana (नयन): defined in 15 categories.
Vigalita (विगलित): defined in 6 categories.
Jala (जल): defined in 24 categories.
Lava (लव): defined in 16 categories.
Ghatita (ghaṭita, घटित, ghaṭitā, घटिता): defined in 10 categories.
Akshasutra (aksasutra, akṣasūtra, अक्षसूत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Valaya (वलय): defined in 18 categories.
Mrityunjaya (mrtyunjaya, mṛtyuñjaya, मृत्युञ्जय): defined in 9 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Japat (जपत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Gotra (गोत्र): defined in 15 categories.
Virahini (virahiṇī, विरहिणी): defined in 5 categories.
Virahin (विरहिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Bala (bālā, बाला): defined in 30 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “anavaratanayanavigalita- jalalavaghaṭitākṣasūtravalayena”
- anavarata -
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anavarata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anavarata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nayana -
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nayana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nayana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vigalita -
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vigalita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vigalita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jala -
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jala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√jal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- lava -
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lava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]lo (noun, masculine)[compound]
- ghaṭitā -
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ghaṭita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ghaṭita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ghaṭ -> ghaṭita (participle, masculine)[compound from √ghaṭ]√ghaṭ -> ghaṭita (participle, neuter)[compound from √ghaṭ]ghaṭitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√ghaṭ -> ghaṭita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ghaṭ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ghaṭ]√ghaṭ -> ghaṭita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ghaṭ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ghaṭ]√ghaṭ -> ghaṭitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √ghaṭ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ghaṭ]√ghaṭ (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- akṣasūtra -
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akṣasūtra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- valayena -
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valaya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]valaya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “mṛtyuṃjayamiva japati tvadgotraṃ virahiṇī bālā”
- mṛtyuñjayam -
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mṛtyuñjaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mṛtyuñjaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mṛtyuñjayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- japati -
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√jap -> japat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √jap class 1 verb]√jap -> japat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √jap class 1 verb]√jap (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- tvad -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[ablative single]
- gotram -
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gotra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gotra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gotrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- virahiṇī -
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virahiṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]virahin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bālā -
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bālā (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 1280 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.