Sanskrit quote nr. 3177 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अलिवलयैरलकैरिव ।
कुसुमस्तबकैः स्तनैरिव वसन्ते ॥alivalayairalakairiva |
kusumastabakaiḥ stanairiva vasante ||
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.
Valaya (वलय): defined in 18 categories.
Alaka (अलक): defined in 14 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Kusumastabaka (कुसुमस्तबक): defined in 3 categories.
Stana (स्तन): defined in 9 categories.
Vasanta (वसन्त): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “alivalayairalakairiva”
- ali -
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ali (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]alin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- valayair -
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valaya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]valaya (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- alakair -
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alaka (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]alaka (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “kusumastabakaiḥ stanairiva vasante”
- kusumastabakaiḥ -
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kusumastabaka (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- stanair -
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stana (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vasante -
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vasanta (noun, masculine)[locative 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 3177 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.