Sanskrit quote nr. 2107 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपूर्वमधुरामोदप्रमोदितदिशस्ततः ।
आययुर्भृङ्गमुखराः शिरः शेखरशालिनः ॥apūrvamadhurāmodapramoditadiśastataḥ |
āyayurbhṛṅgamukharāḥ śiraḥ śekharaśālinaḥ ||
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.
Apurva (apūrva, अपूर्व): defined in 12 categories.
Adhura (अधुर, adhurā, अधुरा): defined in 4 categories.
Amoda (āmoda, आमोद): defined in 12 categories.
Pramodita (प्रमोदित): defined in 4 categories.
Dishas (disas, diśas, दिशस्): defined in 2 categories.
Dish (dis, diś, दिश्): defined in 8 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Aya (āya, आय): defined in 14 categories.
Yu (यु): defined in 6 categories.
Bhringa (bhrnga, bhṛṅga, भृङ्ग): defined in 12 categories.
Ukha (उख): defined in 4 categories.
Ra (र, rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Rai (रै): defined in 8 categories.
Shiras (siras, śiras, शिरस्): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Gitashastra (science of music), Shilpashastra (iconography), Prakrit, Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “apūrvamadhurāmodapramoditadiśastataḥ”
- apūrvam -
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apūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]apūrva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]apūrvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- adhurā -
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adhura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adhura (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]adhurā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āmoda -
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āmoda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āmoda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pramodita -
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pramodita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pramodita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- diśas -
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diśas (noun, feminine)[compound], [vocative single]diś (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- Line 2: “āyayurbhṛṅgamukharāḥ śiraḥ śekharaśālinaḥ”
- āya -
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āya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]a (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- yur -
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yu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- bhṛṅgam -
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bhṛṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhṛṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhṛṅgā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ukha -
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ukha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- rāḥ -
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ra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rai (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]rā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śiraḥ -
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śiras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śekhara -
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śekhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śekhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śālinaḥ -
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śālin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]śālin (noun, neuter)[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 2107 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.