Sanskrit quote nr. 304 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अङ्गारहासिषु विलासगृहोदरेषु तल्पेषु तूलपटकल्पितवेष्टनेषु ।
उष्णेषु च प्रणयिनीकुचमण्डलेषु शान्तिं जगाम शिशिरस्य तुषारगर्वः ॥aṅgārahāsiṣu vilāsagṛhodareṣu talpeṣu tūlapaṭakalpitaveṣṭaneṣu |
uṣṇeṣu ca praṇayinīkucamaṇḍaleṣu śāntiṃ jagāma śiśirasya tuṣāragarvaḥ ||
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.
Angara (aṅgāra, अङ्गार): defined in 14 categories.
Hasin (hāsin, हासिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Vilasagriha (vilasagrha, vilāsagṛha, विलासगृह): defined in 1 categories.
Udara (उदर): defined in 18 categories.
Talpa (तल्प): defined in 6 categories.
Tula (tūla, तूल): defined in 17 categories.
Pata (paṭa, पट): defined in 20 categories.
Kalpita (कल्पित): defined in 8 categories.
Veshtana (vestana, veṣṭana, वेष्टन): defined in 7 categories.
Ushna (usna, uṣṇa, उष्ण): defined in 9 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Pranayin (praṇayin, प्रणयिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Pranayini (praṇayinī, प्रणयिनी): defined in 2 categories.
Kuca (कुच): defined in 10 categories.
Anda (aṇḍa, अण्ड): defined in 13 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Shanti (santi, śānti, शान्ति): defined in 22 categories.
Shishira (sisira, śiśira, शिशिर): defined in 12 categories.
Tushara (tusara, tuṣāra, तुषार): defined in 14 categories.
Garva (गर्व): defined in 9 categories.
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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: “aṅgārahāsiṣu vilāsagṛhodareṣu talpeṣu tūlapaṭakalpitaveṣṭaneṣu”
- aṅgāra -
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aṅgāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- hāsiṣu -
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hāsin (noun, masculine)[locative plural]hāsin (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- vilāsagṛho -
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vilāsagṛha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- udareṣu -
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udara (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- talpeṣu -
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talpa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- tūla -
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tūla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tūla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√tūl (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- paṭa -
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paṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√paṭ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kalpita -
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kalpita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kalpita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kḷp -> kalpita (participle, masculine)[compound from √kḷp]√kḷp -> kalpita (participle, neuter)[compound from √kḷp]√kḷp -> kalpita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kḷp]√kḷp -> kalpita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kḷp]
- veṣṭaneṣu -
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veṣṭana (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- Line 2: “uṣṇeṣu ca praṇayinīkucamaṇḍaleṣu śāntiṃ jagāma śiśirasya tuṣāragarvaḥ”
- uṣṇeṣu -
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uṣṇa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]uṣṇa (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- praṇayinī -
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praṇayinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]praṇayin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kucam -
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kuca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- aṇḍa -
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aṇḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- leṣu -
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la (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- śāntim -
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śānti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śānti (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- jagāma -
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√gā (verb class 3)[imperative active first plural]√gam (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√gam (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√gam (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- śiśirasya -
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śiśira (noun, masculine)[genitive single]śiśira (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- tuṣāra -
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tuṣāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tuṣāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- garvaḥ -
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garva (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 304 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.