Sanskrit quote nr. 2688 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अयमपि पुरुहूतप्रेयसीमूर्ध्नि पूर्णः ।
कलश इव सुधांशुः साधुरुल्लालसीति ॥ayamapi puruhūtapreyasīmūrdhni pūrṇaḥ |
kalaśa iva sudhāṃśuḥ sādhurullālasīti ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Puruhuta (puruhūta, पुरुहूत): defined in 3 categories.
Preyas (प्रेयस्): defined in 4 categories.
Preyasi (preyasī, प्रेयसी): defined in 4 categories.
Purna (pūrṇa, पूर्ण): defined in 19 categories.
Kalasha (kalasa, kalaśa, कलश): defined in 18 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Sudhamshu (sudhamsu, sudhāṃśu, सुधांशु): defined in 8 categories.
Sadhu (sādhu, साधु): defined in 14 categories.
Ullala (ullāla, उल्लाल): defined in 4 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 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, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “ayamapi puruhūtapreyasīmūrdhni pūrṇaḥ”
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- puruhūta -
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puruhūta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]puruhūta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- preyasī -
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preyasī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]preyas (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- mūrdhni -
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mūrdhan (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- pūrṇaḥ -
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pūrṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
- Line 2: “kalaśa iva sudhāṃśuḥ sādhurullālasīti”
- kalaśa* -
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kalaśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sudhāṃśuḥ -
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sudhāṃśu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sādhur -
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sādhu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ullāla -
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ullāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sī -
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si (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
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 2688 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.