Sanskrit quote nr. 2771 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आयि सखि कुरु क्षिप्रं रम्भादलैः शिशिरानिलं ।
सहचरि तनौ सत्कर्पूरं द्रुतं परिलेपय ॥āyi sakhi kuru kṣipraṃ rambhādalaiḥ śiśirānilaṃ |
sahacari tanau satkarpūraṃ drutaṃ parilepaya ||
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.
Ayin (āyin, आयिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshipram (ksipram, kṣipram, क्षिप्रम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshipra (ksipra, kṣipra, क्षिप्र): defined in 16 categories.
Rambha (रम्भ): defined in 13 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Shishira (sisira, śiśira, शिशिर): defined in 12 categories.
Sahacari (sahacarī, सहचरी): defined in 4 categories.
Tanu (तनु): defined in 16 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Karpura (karpūra, कर्पूर): defined in 15 categories.
Drutam (द्रुतम्): defined in 1 categories.
Druta (द्रुत): defined in 12 categories.
Parila (परिल): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tamil, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Pali, Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Shilpashastra (iconography), Nepali, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “āyi sakhi kuru kṣipraṃ rambhādalaiḥ śiśirānilaṃ”
- āyi -
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āyin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]āyin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sakhi -
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sakhi (noun, masculine)[adverb]sakhī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- kuru -
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kuru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kuru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperative active second single]
- kṣipram -
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kṣipram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṣipra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣipra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣiprā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- rambhād -
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rambha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]rambha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- alaiḥ -
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ala (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- śiśirān -
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śiśira (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ilam -
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ilā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “sahacari tanau satkarpūraṃ drutaṃ parilepaya”
- sahacari -
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sahacarī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- tanau -
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tanu (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sat -
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sat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sat (noun, masculine)[compound]sad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]sad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- karpūram -
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karpūra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]karpūra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]karpūrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- drutam -
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drutam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]druta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]druta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]drutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- parile -
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parila (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- paya -
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√pay (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√pi (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√pī (verb class 1)[imperative active second 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 2771 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.