Sanskrit quote nr. 3753 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असावुद्वेललावण्यरत्नाकरसमुद्भवः ।
जगद्विजयमाङ्गल्यशङ्खः कुसुमधन्वनः ॥asāvudvelalāvaṇyaratnākarasamudbhavaḥ |
jagadvijayamāṅgalyaśaṅkhaḥ kusumadhanvanaḥ ||
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.
Udvela (उद्वेल): defined in 2 categories.
Lavanya (lāvaṇya, लावण्य): defined in 9 categories.
Ratnakara (ratnākara, रत्नाकर): defined in 11 categories.
Samudbhava (समुद्भव): defined in 6 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Vijaya (विजय): defined in 27 categories.
Anga (āṅga, आङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Li (लि): defined in 7 categories.
Asham (asam, aśam, अशम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kha (ख): defined in 17 categories.
Kusumadhanvan (कुसुमधन्वन्): defined in 1 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, Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Gitashastra (science of music), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “asāvudvelalāvaṇyaratnākarasamudbhavaḥ”
- asāvu -
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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]
- udvela -
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udvela (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]udvela (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lāvaṇya -
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lāvaṇya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ratnākara -
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ratnākara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- samudbhavaḥ -
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samudbhava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “jagadvijayamāṅgalyaśaṅkhaḥ kusumadhanvanaḥ”
- jagad -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[compound]jagat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vijayam -
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vijaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vijaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vijayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āṅga -
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āṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lya -
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li (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]lī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- aśaṅ -
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aśam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- khaḥ -
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kha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kusumadhanvanaḥ -
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kusumadhanvan (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive 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 3753 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.