Sanskrit quote nr. 3923 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्माभिः स्मयलोलमौलिफलकैर्मुक्ताविसाराधिपं ।
वेदोद्धारपरः करस्तव परं दानाम्बुपूतः स्तुतः ॥asmābhiḥ smayalolamauliphalakairmuktāvisārādhipaṃ |
vedoddhāraparaḥ karastava paraṃ dānāmbupūtaḥ stutaḥ ||
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.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Smaya (स्मय): defined in 4 categories.
Lola (लोल): defined in 10 categories.
Mauli (maulī, मौली): defined in 15 categories.
Phalaka (फलक): defined in 12 categories.
Mukta (muktā, मुक्ता): defined in 22 categories.
Visara (visāra, विसार): defined in 7 categories.
Adhipa (अधिप): defined in 6 categories.
Veda (वेद, vedā, वेदा): defined in 21 categories.
Uddhara (uddhāra, उद्धार): defined in 16 categories.
Parah (paraḥ, परः): defined in 4 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Karas (करस्): defined in 2 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Param (परम्): defined in 7 categories.
Daman (dāman, दामन्): defined in 6 categories.
Dana (dāna, दान): defined in 23 categories.
Ambu (अम्बु): defined in 13 categories.
Puta (pūta, पूत): defined in 17 categories.
Stut (स्तुत्): defined in 1 categories.
Stuta (स्तुत): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kannada, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Nepali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Jain philosophy, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Buddhism, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Kavya (poetry), 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: “asmābhiḥ smayalolamauliphalakairmuktāvisārādhipaṃ”
- asmābhiḥ -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental plural]
- smaya -
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smaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- lola -
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lola (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lola (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√lul (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- mauli -
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mauli (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]maulī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]maulin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]maulin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- phalakair -
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phalaka (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- muktā -
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muktā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √muc class 1 verb]√muj -> muktā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √muj class 1 verb]
- visārā -
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visāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]visāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- adhipam -
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adhipa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adhipā (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “vedoddhāraparaḥ karastava paraṃ dānāmbupūtaḥ stutaḥ”
- vedo -
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veda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vedā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vid (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- uddhāra -
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uddhāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uddhāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paraḥ -
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paraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- karas -
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karas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- dānā -
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dāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dāman (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]dāman (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√dān (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ambu -
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ambu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pūtaḥ -
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pūta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√pū -> pūta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pū class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pū class 9 verb]√pūy -> pūta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pūy class 1 verb]
- stutaḥ -
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stut (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]stut (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]stut (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]stuta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√stu -> stuta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √stu class 2 verb]√stu (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
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 3923 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.