Sanskrit quote nr. 3313 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अवालुकाश्लक्ष्णमृदा पूरिते गर्तशोधनम् ।
कोदण्डार्धमिते खाते जलसिक्ते वपेत्तरुम् ॥avālukāślakṣṇamṛdā pūrite gartaśodhanam |
kodaṇḍārdhamite khāte jalasikte vapettarum ||
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.
Ava (अव): defined in 7 categories.
Aluka (ālukā, आलुका): defined in 7 categories.
Shlakshnam (slaksnam, ślakṣṇam, श्लक्ष्णम्): defined in 1 categories.
Shlakshna (slaksna, ślakṣṇa, श्लक्ष्ण): defined in 7 categories.
Da (dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Purita (pūrita, पूरित, pūritā, पूरिता): defined in 9 categories.
Garta (गर्त): defined in 10 categories.
Shodhana (sodhana, śodhana, शोधन): defined in 16 categories.
Kodanda (kodaṇḍa, कोदण्ड): defined in 8 categories.
Ardha (अर्ध): defined in 8 categories.
Ita (इत, itā, इता): defined in 6 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Khata (khāta, खात, khātā, खाता): defined in 7 categories.
Khati (khāti, खाति): defined in 3 categories.
Jalasikta (जलसिक्त, jalasiktā, जलसिक्ता): defined in 1 categories.
Taru (तरु): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, 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: “avālukāślakṣṇamṛdā pūrite gartaśodhanam”
- avā -
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ava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[compound], [instrumental single]u (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√av (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√u (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ālukā -
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ālukā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ślakṣṇam -
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ślakṣṇam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ślakṣṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ślakṣṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ślakṣṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ṛ -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- dā -
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dā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dā (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- pūrite -
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pūrita (noun, masculine)[locative single]pūrita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]pūritā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√pṝ -> pūrita (participle, masculine)[locative single from √pṝ]√pṝ -> pūrita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √pṝ], [vocative dual from √pṝ], [accusative dual from √pṝ], [locative single from √pṝ]√pṝ -> pūritā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √pṝ], [vocative single from √pṝ], [vocative dual from √pṝ], [accusative dual from √pṝ]
- garta -
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garta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]garta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śodhanam -
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śodhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śodhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śodhanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “kodaṇḍārdhamite khāte jalasikte vapettarum”
- kodaṇḍā -
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kodaṇḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kodaṇḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ardham -
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ardha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ardha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ardhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ite -
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ita (noun, masculine)[locative single]ita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]itā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]iti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present middle third single]
- khāte -
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khāta (noun, masculine)[locative single]khāta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]khātā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]khāti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√khan -> khāta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √khan class 1 verb]√khan -> khāta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √khan class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √khan class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √khan class 1 verb], [locative single from √khan class 1 verb]√khan -> khātā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √khan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √khan class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √khan class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √khan class 1 verb]
- jalasikte -
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jalasikta (noun, masculine)[locative single]jalasikta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]jalasiktā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vapet -
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√vap (verb class 1)[optative active third single]√vap (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- tarum -
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taru (noun, masculine)[accusative single]taru (noun, feminine)[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 3313 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.