Sanskrit quote nr. 3647 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असकलकलिकाकुलीकृतालि- ।
स्खलनविकीर्णविकासिकेशराणाम् ॥asakalakalikākulīkṛtāli- |
skhalanavikīrṇavikāsikeśarāṇām ||
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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.
Asakala (असकल): defined in 1 categories.
Kalika (कलिक, kalikā, कलिका): defined in 18 categories.
Akulikrita (akulikrta, ākulīkṛta, आकुलीकृत, ākulīkṛtā, आकुलीकृता): defined in 2 categories.
Skhalana (स्खलन): defined in 4 categories.
Vikirna (vikīrṇa, विकीर्ण): defined in 7 categories.
Vikasin (vikāsin, विकासिन्): defined in 5 categories.
Ra (र, rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Rana (rāṇā, राणा): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “asakalakalikākulīkṛtāli-”
- asakala -
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asakala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]asakala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kalikā -
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kalika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kalikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ākulīkṛtā -
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ākulīkṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ākulīkṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ākulīkṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ali -
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ali (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]alin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- Line 2: “skhalanavikīrṇavikāsikeśarāṇām”
- skhalana -
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skhalana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vikīrṇa -
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vikīrṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vikīrṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vikāsi -
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vikāsin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vikāsin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- keśa -
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keśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]keśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rāṇām -
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ra (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]ra (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]rāṇā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]rāṇā (noun, masculine)[accusative single], [genitive plural]rā (noun, feminine)[genitive 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 3647 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.