Sanskrit quote nr. 2870 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अरुणदलनलिन्या स्निग्धपादारविन्दा ।
कठिनतनुधरण्यां यात्यकस्मात् स्खलन्ती ॥aruṇadalanalinyā snigdhapādāravindā |
kaṭhinatanudharaṇyāṃ yātyakasmāt skhalantī ||
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.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Nalini (nalinī, नलिनी): defined in 13 categories.
Snigdha (स्निग्ध): defined in 15 categories.
Pada (pāda, पाद): defined in 28 categories.
Ara (āra, आर): defined in 18 categories.
Vinda (vindā, विन्दा): defined in 5 categories.
Kathina (kaṭhina, कठिन): defined in 8 categories.
Tanu (तनु, tanū, तनू): defined in 16 categories.
Dharani (dharaṇi, धरणि, dharaṇī, धरणी): defined in 18 categories.
Yat (yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Yatya (yātya, यात्य): defined in 2 categories.
Akasmat (akasmāt, अकस्मात्): defined in 6 categories.
Skhalat (स्खलत्): defined in 1 categories.
Skhalanti (skhalantī, स्खलन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), 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: “aruṇadalanalinyā snigdhapādāravindā”
- aruṇad -
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√rudh (verb class 7)[imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
- ala -
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ala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√al (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- nalinyā -
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nalinī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- snigdha -
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snigdha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]snigdha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√snih -> snigdha (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative single from √snih class 4 verb]√snih -> snigdha (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative single from √snih class 4 verb]
- pādā -
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pāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- āra -
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āra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ār (verb class 4)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- vindā -
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vindā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kaṭhinatanudharaṇyāṃ yātyakasmāt skhalantī”
- kaṭhina -
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kaṭhina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kaṭhina (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tanu -
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tanu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]tanu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tanū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√tan (verb class 8)[imperative active second single]
- dharaṇyām -
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dharaṇi (noun, feminine)[locative single]dharaṇī (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- yātya -
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yātya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√yat -> yātya (participle, masculine)[compound from √yat]√yat -> yātya (participle, neuter)[compound from √yat]√yat -> yātya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yat]yāt (noun, masculine)[locative single]yāt (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√yat -> yātya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yat]√yat -> yātya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yat]√yā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- akasmāt -
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akasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- skhalantī -
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skhalat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√skhal -> skhalat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √skhal class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √skhal class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √skhal class 1 verb]√skhal -> skhalantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √skhal class 1 verb]
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 2870 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.