Sanskrit quote nr. 2663 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अयं लोलन्मुक्तावलिकिरणमालापरिकरः ।
स्फुटस्येन्दोर्लक्ष्मीं क्षपयितुमलं मन्मथसुहृत् ॥ayaṃ lolanmuktāvalikiraṇamālāparikaraḥ |
sphuṭasyendorlakṣmīṃ kṣapayitumalaṃ manmathasuhṛt ||
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.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Lolat (लोलत्): defined in 2 categories.
Muktavalikirana (muktāvalikiraṇa, मुक्तावलिकिरण): defined in 1 categories.
Alapa (ālāpa, आलाप): defined in 12 categories.
Karas (करस्): defined in 2 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Sphuta (sphuṭa, स्फुट): defined in 11 categories.
Indu (इन्दु): defined in 14 categories.
Lakshmi (laksmi, lakṣmī, लक्ष्मी): defined in 20 categories.
Alam (अलम्): defined in 9 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Manmathasuhrid (manmathasuhrd, manmathasuhṛd, मन्मथसुहृद्): defined in 1 categories.
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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: “ayaṃ lolanmuktāvalikiraṇamālāparikaraḥ”
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- lolan -
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lolat (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]lolat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√lul -> lolat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √lul class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lul class 1 verb]√lul -> lolat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √lul class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lul class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lul class 1 verb]
- muktāvalikiraṇam -
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muktāvalikiraṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ālāpa -
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ālāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ri -
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rī (noun, feminine)[adverb]rai (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- karaḥ -
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karas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sphuṭasyendorlakṣmīṃ kṣapayitumalaṃ manmathasuhṛt”
- sphuṭasye -
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sphuṭa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]sphuṭa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- indor -
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indu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- lakṣmīm -
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lakṣmī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kṣapayitum -
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√kṣap -> kṣapayitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṣap]√kṣī -> kṣapayitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṣī]
- alam -
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alam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- manmathasuhṛt -
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manmathasuhṛd (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative 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 2663 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.