Sanskrit quote nr. 2616 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अम्भोभिस्तनकुम्भयोस्तव घनश्लेषात् समुत्कीर्णतां ।
याताया शुकवक्रिमप्रणयिनी सेयं न लुप्ता लिपिः ॥ambhobhistanakumbhayostava ghanaśleṣāt samutkīrṇatāṃ |
yātāyā śukavakrimapraṇayinī seyaṃ na luptā lipiḥ ||
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.
Ambhas (अम्भस्): defined in 7 categories.
Tana (तन): defined in 16 categories.
Kumbha (कुम्भ, kumbhā, कुम्भा): defined in 22 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ghana (घन): defined in 22 categories.
Shlesha (slesa, śleṣa, श्लेष): defined in 9 categories.
Samutkirna (samutkīrṇa, समुत्कीर्ण): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Shuka (suka, śuka, शुक): defined in 18 categories.
Vakrima (वक्रिम): defined in 2 categories.
Pranayin (praṇayin, प्रणयिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Pranayini (praṇayinī, प्रणयिनी): defined in 2 categories.
Seya (सेय): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Lupta (लुप्त, luptā, लुप्ता): defined in 6 categories.
Lipi (लिपि): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jainism, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “ambhobhistanakumbhayostava ghanaśleṣāt samutkīrṇatāṃ”
- ambhobhis -
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ambhas (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- tana -
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tana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√tan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kumbhayos -
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kumbha (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]kumbha (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]kumbhā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- ghana -
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ghana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ghana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śleṣāt -
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śleṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- samutkīrṇa -
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samutkīrṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]samutkīrṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “yātāyā śukavakrimapraṇayinī seyaṃ na luptā lipiḥ”
- yātāyā -
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- śuka -
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śuka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śuka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vakrima -
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vakrima (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vakrima (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vakriman (noun, masculine)[compound]
- praṇayinī -
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praṇayinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]praṇayin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- seyam -
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seya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]seya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]seyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sai -> seya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sai class 1 verb]√sai -> seya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sai class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sai class 1 verb]√si -> seya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √si class 5 verb], [accusative single from √si class 9 verb]√si -> seya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √si class 5 verb], [accusative single from √si class 5 verb], [nominative single from √si class 9 verb], [accusative single from √si class 9 verb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- luptā* -
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lupta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]luptā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√lup -> lupta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √lup class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √lup class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √lup class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √lup class 6 verb]√lup -> luptā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √lup class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √lup class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √lup class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √lup class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √lup class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √lup class 6 verb]
- lipiḥ -
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lipi (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 2616 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.