Sanskrit quote nr. 3800 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असौ बिभ्रत्ताम्रत्विषमुदयशैलस्य शिरसि ।
स्खलन् प्रालेयांशुर्यदि भवति मत्तो हलधरः ॥asau bibhrattāmratviṣamudayaśailasya śirasi |
skhalan prāleyāṃśuryadi bhavati matto haladharaḥ ||
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.
Bibhrat (बिभ्रत्): defined in 2 categories.
Tamra (tāmra, ताम्र): defined in 14 categories.
Tvish (tvis, tviṣ, त्विष्): defined in 2 categories.
Udayashaila (udayasaila, udayaśaila, उदयशैल): defined in 2 categories.
Shiras (siras, śiras, शिरस्): defined in 15 categories.
Skhalat (स्खलत्): defined in 1 categories.
Praleyamshu (praleyamsu, prāleyāṃśu, प्रालेयांशु): defined in 3 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhavati (bhavatī, भवती): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Matta (मत्त): defined in 19 categories.
Haladhara (हलधर): defined in 5 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, Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vastushastra (architecture), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism
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: “asau bibhrattāmratviṣamudayaśailasya śirasi”
- asau -
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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]
- bibhrat -
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bibhrat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]bibhrat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- tāmra -
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tāmra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tāmra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tviṣam -
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tviṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tviṣ (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- udayaśailasya -
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udayaśaila (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- śirasi -
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śiras (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- Line 2: “skhalan prāleyāṃśuryadi bhavati matto haladharaḥ”
- skhalan -
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skhalat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√skhal -> skhalat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √skhal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √skhal class 1 verb]
- prāleyāṃśur -
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prāleyāṃśu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- bhavati -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- matto* -
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matta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√mad -> matta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √mad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 3 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 4 verb]
- haladharaḥ -
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haladhara (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 3800 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.