Sanskrit quote nr. 3181 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अलीनां मालाभिर्विरचितजटाभारमहिमा ।
परागैः पुष्पाणामुपरचितभस्मव्यतिकरः ॥alīnāṃ mālābhirviracitajaṭābhāramahimā |
parāgaiḥ puṣpāṇāmuparacitabhasmavyatikaraḥ ||
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.
Ali (अलि): defined in 16 categories.
Mala (mālā, माला): defined in 29 categories.
Viracita (विरचित): defined in 9 categories.
Jatabhara (jaṭābhāra, जटाभार): defined in 5 categories.
Ahima (ahimā, अहिमा): defined in 2 categories.
Paraga (parāga, पराग): defined in 12 categories.
Pushpa (puspa, puṣpa, पुष्प, puṣpā, पुष्पा): defined in 16 categories.
Uparacita (उपरचित): defined in 3 categories.
Vyatikara (व्यतिकर): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shaiva philosophy, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Jain 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: “alīnāṃ mālābhirviracitajaṭābhāramahimā”
- alīnām -
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ali (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- mālābhir -
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mālā (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- viracita -
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viracita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viracita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jaṭābhāram -
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jaṭābhāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ahimā -
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ahimā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “parāgaiḥ puṣpāṇāmuparacitabhasmavyatikaraḥ”
- parāgaiḥ -
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parāga (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- puṣpāṇām -
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puṣpa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]puṣpa (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]puṣpā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- uparacita -
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uparacita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uparacita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhasma -
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bhasman (noun, masculine)[compound]bhasman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vyatikaraḥ -
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vyatikara (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 3181 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.