Sanskrit quote nr. 3427 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अवैमि हंसावलयो वलक्षास् ।
त्वत्कान्तिकीर्तेश्चपलाः पुलाकाः ॥avaimi haṃsāvalayo valakṣās |
tvatkāntikīrteścapalāḥ pulākāḥ ||
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.
Hamsa (haṃsa, हंस): defined in 26 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Kanti (kāntī, कान्ती): defined in 16 categories.
Kirti (kīrti, कीर्ति): defined in 12 categories.
Capala (चपल, capalā, चपला): defined in 17 categories.
Pulaka (pulāka, पुलाक): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Gitashastra (science of music), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Yoga (school of philosophy), Tamil, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali
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: “avaimi haṃsāvalayo valakṣās”
- avai -
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ava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[compound], [instrumental single]√av (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√u (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]√u (verb class 2)[imperative middle first single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperfect middle first single]ava (Preverb)[Preverb]avā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- emi -
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√i (verb class 2)[present active first single]
- haṃsāva -
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haṃsa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- alayo* -
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- Cannot analyse valakṣās
- Line 2: “tvatkāntikīrteścapalāḥ pulākāḥ”
- tvat -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[ablative single]
- kānti -
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kānti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kāntī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- kīrteś -
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kīrti (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]kīrti (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- capalāḥ -
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capala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]capalā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pulākāḥ -
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pulāka (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 3427 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.