Sanskrit quote nr. 3371 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अविरतमिदमम्भः स्वेच्छयोच्चालयन्त्या ।
विकचकमलकान्तोत्तानपाणिद्वयेन ॥aviratamidamambhaḥ svecchayoccālayantyā |
vikacakamalakāntottānapāṇidvayena ||
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.
Aviratam (अविरतम्): defined in 2 categories.
Avirata (अविरत): defined in 6 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ambhas (अम्भस्): defined in 7 categories.
Sveccha (svecchā, स्वेच्छा): defined in 10 categories.
Ucca (uccā, उच्चा): defined in 14 categories.
Vikaca (विकच): defined in 9 categories.
Kamalaka (कमलक): defined in 1 categories.
Anta (अन्त, antā, अन्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Antu (अन्तु): defined in 4 categories.
Uttanapanidvaya (uttānapāṇidvaya, उत्तानपाणिद्वय): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Jainism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), 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: “aviratamidamambhaḥ svecchayoccālayantyā”
- aviratam -
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aviratam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]avirata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]avirata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aviratā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ambhaḥ -
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ambhas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- svecchayo -
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svecchā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- uccā -
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uccā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uccā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- layantyā -
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√lay -> layantī (participle, feminine)[instrumental single from √lay class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “vikacakamalakāntottānapāṇidvayena”
- vikaca -
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vikaca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vikaca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kamalakā -
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kamalaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- anto -
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anta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]antā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]antu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√ant (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- uttānapāṇidvayena -
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uttānapāṇidvaya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]uttānapāṇidvaya (noun, neuter)[instrumental 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 3371 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.