Sanskrit quote nr. 2898 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्चिर्मालाकरालाद्दिवमभिलिहतो दाववह्नेरदूराद् ।
उड्डीयोड्डीय किंचिच्छलभकवलनानन्दमन्दप्रचाराः ॥arcirmālākarālāddivamabhilihato dāvavahneradūrād |
uḍḍīyoḍḍīya kiṃcicchalabhakavalanānandamandapracārāḥ ||
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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.
Arcis (अर्चिस्): defined in 7 categories.
Malakara (mālākara, मालाकर): defined in 10 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Div (दिव्): defined in 2 categories.
Diva (दिव): defined in 12 categories.
Abhi (अभि, abhī, अभी): defined in 5 categories.
Shalabha (salabha, śalabha, शलभ): defined in 9 categories.
Kavalana (कवलन): defined in 1 categories.
Manda (मन्द): defined in 22 categories.
Pracara (pracāra, प्रचार): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kannada, Pali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Hinduism, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vedanta (school of philosophy)
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: “arcirmālākarālāddivamabhilihato dāvavahneradūrād”
- arcir -
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arcis (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]arcis (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]arci (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mālākarā -
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mālākara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- alād -
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ala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√lā (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- divam -
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diva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]divan (noun, masculine)[adverb]div (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- abhi -
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abhi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]abhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]abhī (noun, masculine)[adverb]abhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- lihato* -
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- Cannot analyse dāvavahneradūrād
- Line 2: “uḍḍīyoḍḍīya kiṃcicchalabhakavalanānandamandapracārāḥ”
- uḍ -
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uṣ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- ḍīyo -
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√ḍī -> ḍīya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ḍī]√ḍī -> ḍīya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ḍī]
- uḍ -
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uṣ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- ḍīya -
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√ḍī -> ḍīya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ḍī]√ḍī -> ḍīya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ḍī]
- kiñcicch -
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kiñcid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śalabha -
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śalabha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kavalanān -
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kavalana (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- anda -
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√and (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- manda -
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manda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]manda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pracārāḥ -
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pracāra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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 2898 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.