Sanskrit quote nr. 42 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अकस्मादेव ते चण्डि स्फुरिताधरपल्लवम् ।
मुखं मुक्तारुचो धत्ते घर्माम्भःकणमञ्जरीः ॥akasmādeva te caṇḍi sphuritādharapallavam |
mukhaṃ muktāruco dhatte gharmāmbhaḥkaṇamañjarīḥ ||
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.
Akasmat (akasmāt, अकस्मात्): defined in 6 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Candi (caṇḍī, चण्डी): defined in 14 categories.
Sphuritadhara (sphuritādhara, स्फुरिताधर): defined in 1 categories.
Pallava (पल्लव): defined in 18 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Mukta (मुक्त, muktā, मुक्ता): defined in 22 categories.
Aruc (अरुच्): defined in 1 categories.
Gharmambhas (gharmāmbhas, घर्माम्भस्): defined in 1 categories.
Kana (kaṇa, कण): defined in 17 categories.
Manjari (mañjarī, मञ्जरी): defined in 13 categories.
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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: “akasmādeva te caṇḍi sphuritādharapallavam”
- akasmād -
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akasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- caṇḍi -
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caṇḍi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]caṇḍī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- sphuritādhara -
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sphuritādhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sphuritādhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pallavam -
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pallava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pallava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “mukhaṃ muktāruco dhatte gharmāmbhaḥkaṇamañjarīḥ”
- mukham -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- muktā -
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mukta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mukta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]muktā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √muc class 1 verb]√muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √muc class 1 verb]√muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √muc class 1 verb]√muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √muj class 1 verb]√muj -> mukta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √muj class 1 verb]√muj -> muktā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √muj class 1 verb]
- aruco* -
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aruc (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]aruc (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]√ruc (verb class 1)[aorist active second single]
- dhatte -
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√dhā (verb class 3)[present middle third single]
- gharmāmbhaḥ -
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gharmāmbhas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kaṇa -
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kaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kaṇ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- mañjarīḥ -
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mañjarī (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
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 42 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.