Sanskrit quote nr. 3271 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अवलेपमनङ्गस्य वर्धयन्ति बलाहकाः ।
कर्शयन्ति तु धर्मस्य मारुतोद्धूतशीकराः ॥avalepamanaṅgasya vardhayanti balāhakāḥ |
karśayanti tu dharmasya mārutoddhūtaśīkarāḥ ||
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.
Avalepa (अवलेप): defined in 4 categories.
Ananga (anaṅga, अनङ्ग): defined in 9 categories.
Balahaka (balāhaka, बलाहक): defined in 6 categories.
Karshayat (karsayat, karśayat, कर्शयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Maruta (māruta, मारुत, mārutā, मारुता): defined in 13 categories.
Uddhuta (uddhūta, उद्धूत): defined in 2 categories.
Shikara (sikara, śīkara, शीकर): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Kannada, Jainism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Buddhism, Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Pali, 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: “avalepamanaṅgasya vardhayanti balāhakāḥ”
- avalepam -
-
avalepa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- anaṅgasya -
-
anaṅga (noun, masculine)[genitive single]anaṅga (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- vardhayanti -
-
√vṛdh -> vardhayantī (participle, feminine)[adverb from √vṛdh]√vardh -> vardhayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vardh class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √vardh class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √vardh class 10 verb]√vardh -> vardhayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vardh class 10 verb]√vṛdh -> vardhayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vṛdh], [vocative plural from √vṛdh], [accusative plural from √vṛdh]√vṛdh -> vardhayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vṛdh]√vardh (verb class 10)[present active third plural]√vṛdh (verb class 0)[present active third plural]
- balāhakāḥ -
-
balāhaka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “karśayanti tu dharmasya mārutoddhūtaśīkarāḥ”
- karśayanti -
-
√kṛś -> karśayantī (participle, feminine)[adverb from √kṛś]√kṛś -> karśayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √kṛś], [vocative plural from √kṛś], [accusative plural from √kṛś]√kṛś -> karśayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √kṛś]√kṛś (verb class 0)[present active third plural]
- tu -
-
tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- dharmasya -
-
dharma (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- māruto -
-
māruta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]māruta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]mārutā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uddhūta -
-
uddhūta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uddhūta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śīkarāḥ -
-
śīkara (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 3271 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.