Sanskrit quote nr. 2683 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अयमक्षुण्णकान्तश्रीर् अधरो हरिणीदृशः ।
प्रवालपद्मरागादेर् उपरि प्रतिगर्जति ॥ayamakṣuṇṇakāntaśrīr adharo hariṇīdṛśaḥ |
pravālapadmarāgāder upari pratigarjati ||
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.
Akshunna (aksunna, akṣuṇṇa, अक्षुण्ण): defined in 4 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त): defined in 16 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Adhara (अधर): defined in 17 categories.
Harinidrish (harinidrs, hariṇīdṛś, हरिणीदृश्): defined in 1 categories.
Pravalapadma (pravālapadma, प्रवालपद्म): defined in 1 categories.
Raga (rāga, राग): defined in 26 categories.
Eru (एरु): defined in 4 categories.
Pari (परि): defined in 9 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali
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: “ayamakṣuṇṇakāntaśrīr adharo hariṇīdṛśaḥ”
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- akṣuṇṇa -
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akṣuṇṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akṣuṇṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kānta -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]
- śrīr -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative plural]śrī (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- adharo* -
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adhara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dhṛ (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- hariṇīdṛśaḥ -
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hariṇīdṛś (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “pravālapadmarāgāder upari pratigarjati”
- pravālapadma -
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pravālapadma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rāgād -
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rāga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- eru -
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eru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]eru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]eru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- prati -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]prati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- garjati -
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√gṛj (verb class 1)[present active third single]√garj (verb class 1)[present active third 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 2683 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.