Sanskrit quote nr. 3163 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अलसारुणलोचनारविन्दां ।
परिभोगोचितधूसरैकचेलाम् ॥alasāruṇalocanāravindāṃ |
paribhogocitadhūsaraikacelām ||
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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.
Alas (अलस्): defined in 3 categories.
Alasa (अलस, alasā, अलसा): defined in 16 categories.
Arunalocana (aruṇalocana, अरुणलोचन, aruṇalocanā, अरुणलोचना): defined in 1 categories.
Aravinda (अरविन्द): defined in 11 categories.
Paribhoga (परिभोग): defined in 6 categories.
Ucita (उचित): defined in 4 categories.
Dhusara (dhūsara, धूसर, dhūsarā, धूसरा): defined in 9 categories.
Aika (ऐक): defined in 2 categories.
Cela (चेल): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Tamil
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: “alasāruṇalocanāravindāṃ”
- alasā -
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alasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]alasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]alas (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]alas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]alasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aruṇalocanā -
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aruṇalocana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aruṇalocana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]aruṇalocanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aravindā -
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aravinda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aravinda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “paribhogocitadhūsaraikacelām”
- paribhogo -
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paribhoga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ucita -
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ucita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ucita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√uc -> ucita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √uc class 4 verb]√uc -> ucita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √uc class 4 verb]
- dhūsarai -
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dhūsara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhūsara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dhūsarā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aika -
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aika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- celā -
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cela (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cela (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√cal (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]√cel (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative 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 3163 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.