Sanskrit quote nr. 3750 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असावन्तश्चञ्चद्विकचनवलीलाब्जयुगल- ।
स्तलस्फूर्जत्कम्बुर्विलसदलिसंघात उपरि ॥asāvantaścañcadvikacanavalīlābjayugala- |
stalasphūrjatkamburvilasadalisaṃghāta upari ||
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.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Anta (अन्त): defined in 16 categories.
Canca (cañca, चञ्च): defined in 4 categories.
Dvika (द्विक): defined in 4 categories.
Cana (चन): defined in 8 categories.
Vali (valī, वली): defined in 14 categories.
Ila (ilā, इला): defined in 13 categories.
Abja (अब्ज): defined in 13 categories.
Yugala (युगल): defined in 7 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Kambu (कम्बु): defined in 9 categories.
Vilasat (विलसत्): defined in 2 categories.
Upari (उपरि): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Hindi, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “asāvantaścañcadvikacanavalīlābjayugala-”
- asāva -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asu (noun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]√as (verb class 2)[imperative active first dual]√sā (verb class 4)[aorist active first dual]
- antaś -
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anta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cañca -
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cañca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√cañc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- dvika -
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dvika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dvika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cana -
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cana (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√can (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- valī -
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valī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- ilā -
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ilā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√il (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- abja -
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abja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]abja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yugala -
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yugala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “stalasphūrjatkamburvilasadalisaṃghāta upari”
- sta -
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√as (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- la -
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la (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sphūrjat -
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√sphūrj -> sphūrjat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sphūrj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sphūrj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sphūrj class 1 verb]
- kambur -
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kambu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vilasad -
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vilasat (noun, masculine)[compound]vilasat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ali -
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ali (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]alin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- saṅghāta* -
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saṅghāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- upari -
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upari (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]upari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 3750 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.