Sanskrit quote nr. 3816 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्तंगते दिवानाथे नलिनी मधुपच्छलात् ।
गिलन्ति स्वविनाशाय गुटिकां कालकूटजाम् ॥astaṃgate divānāthe nalinī madhupacchalāt |
gilanti svavināśāya guṭikāṃ kālakūṭajām ||
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.
Astam (अस्तम्): defined in 1 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Gata (गत, gatā, गता): defined in 10 categories.
Gati (गति): defined in 22 categories.
Diva (divā, दिवा): defined in 12 categories.
Div (दिव्): defined in 2 categories.
Divan (दिवन्): defined in 4 categories.
Anatha (anātha, अनाथ, anāthā, अनाथा): defined in 11 categories.
Nalini (nalinī, नलिनी): defined in 13 categories.
Madhu (मधु): defined in 19 categories.
Pat (पत्): defined in 3 categories.
Shala (sala, śala, शल): defined in 22 categories.
Gilat (गिलत्): defined in 3 categories.
Svavinasha (svavinasa, svavināśa, स्वविनाश): defined in 1 categories.
Gutika (guṭikā, गुटिका): defined in 7 categories.
Kalakuta (kālakūṭa, कालकूट): defined in 11 categories.
Ja (jā, जा): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hindi, Nepali, Buddhism, Jainism, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Prakrit, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Tamil
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: “astaṃgate divānāthe nalinī madhupacchalāt”
- astaṅ -
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astam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- gate -
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gat (noun, masculine)[dative single]gat (noun, neuter)[dative single]gata (noun, masculine)[locative single]gata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]gatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]gati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]gati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- divā -
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divā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]diva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]divan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]div (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- anāthe -
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anātha (noun, masculine)[locative single]anātha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]anāthā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√nāth (verb class 1)[imperfect middle first single]
- nalinī -
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nalinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- madhu -
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madhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]madhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pacch -
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pat (noun, masculine)[compound]pad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śalāt -
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śala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]śala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- Line 2: “gilanti svavināśāya guṭikāṃ kālakūṭajām”
- gilanti -
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gilat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- svavināśāya -
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svavināśa (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- guṭikām -
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guṭikā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kālakūṭa -
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kālakūṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kālakūṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jām -
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jā (noun, feminine)[accusative 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 3816 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.