Sanskrit quote nr. 4248 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आकलितोरुक्रमपद- ।
पद्मालंकृत्यनल्पपुण्यभवम् ॥ākalitorukramapada- |
padmālaṃkṛtyanalpapuṇyabhavam ||
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.
Akalita (ākalita, आकलित, ākalitā, आकलिता): defined in 3 categories.
Urukrama (उरुक्रम): defined in 2 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Padma (पद्म, padmā, पद्मा): defined in 26 categories.
Analpa (अनल्प): defined in 4 categories.
Bhava (भव): defined in 31 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “ākalitorukramapada-”
- ākalito -
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ākalita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ākalita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ākalitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- urukrama -
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urukrama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]urukrama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pada -
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pada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√pad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “padmālaṃkṛtyanalpapuṇyabhavam”
- padmā -
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padma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]padma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]padmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- alaṅkṛtya -
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alaṅkṛti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- analpa -
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analpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]analpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- puṇya -
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puṇya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]puṇya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√puṇ -> puṇya (absolutive)[absolutive from √puṇ]√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
- bhavam -
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bhava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [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 4248 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.