Sanskrit quote nr. 4251 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

आकाल्प्य तल्पं शशिकान्तिकल्पम् ।
उद्ग्रथ्य वीटीः सुरपुष्पगर्भाः ॥

ākālpya talpaṃ śaśikāntikalpam |
udgrathya vīṭīḥ surapuṣpagarbhāḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Kalpya (kālpya, काल्प्य): defined in 1 categories.
Talpa (तल्प): defined in 6 categories.
Shashika (sasika, śaśika, शशिक): defined in 3 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Kalpam (कल्पम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kalpa (कल्प): defined in 19 categories.
Udgrathya (उद्ग्रथ्य): defined in 1 categories.
Viti (vīṭi, वीटि, vīṭī, वीटी): defined in 7 categories.
Surapushpa (surapuspa, surapuṣpa, सुरपुष्प): defined in 2 categories.
Garbha (गर्भ): defined in 20 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hinduism, Purana (epic history), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Tamil, India history, Buddhism, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Ayurveda (science of life), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)

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: “ākālpya talpaṃ śaśikāntikalpam
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kālpya -
  • kālpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kālpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • talpam -
  • talpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    talpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śaśikā -
  • śaśika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • anti -
  • anti (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • kalpam -
  • kalpam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kalpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kalpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kalpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “udgrathya vīṭīḥ surapuṣpagarbhāḥ
  • udgrathya -
  • udgrathya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udgrathya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vīṭīḥ -
  • vīṭi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    vīṭī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • surapuṣpa -
  • surapuṣpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • garbhāḥ -
  • garbha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 4251 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.

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