Sanskrit quote nr. 2281 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभिनवमुखमुद्रं क्षुद्रकूपोपवीतं ।
प्रशिथिलविपुलत्वं ज्वालकोच्छवासिपालम् ॥abhinavamukhamudraṃ kṣudrakūpopavītaṃ |
praśithilavipulatvaṃ jvālakocchavāsipālam ||
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.
Abhinava (अभिनव): defined in 9 categories.
Ukha (उख): defined in 4 categories.
Udra (उद्र): defined in 7 categories.
Kshudra (ksudra, kṣudra, क्षुद्र): defined in 13 categories.
Kupa (kūpa, कूप): defined in 16 categories.
Upavita (upavīta, उपवीत): defined in 10 categories.
Prashithila (prasithila, praśithila, प्रशिथिल): defined in 2 categories.
Vipulatva (विपुलत्व): defined in 1 categories.
Jvala (jvāla, ज्वाल): defined in 14 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Vasi (vāsī, वासी): defined in 16 categories.
Pala (pāla, पाल): defined in 22 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Ayurveda (science of life), Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Jain philosophy, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), 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: “abhinavamukhamudraṃ kṣudrakūpopavītaṃ”
- abhinavam -
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abhinava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]abhinava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]abhinavā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ukham -
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ukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- udram -
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udra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]udra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kṣudra -
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kṣudra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣudra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kūpo -
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kūpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- upavītam -
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upavīta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]upavīta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]upavītā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “praśithilavipulatvaṃ jvālakocchavāsipālam”
- praśithila -
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praśithila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]praśithila (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vipulatvam -
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vipulatva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- jvāla -
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jvāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jvāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ko -
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kā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uccha -
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√vas (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- vāsi -
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vāsi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vāsi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vāsī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vāsin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vāsin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√vā (verb class 2)[present active second single]√vā (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- pālam -
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pāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative 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 2281 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.