Sanskrit quote nr. 4268 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आकाराहीनकान्तिर्निधनविरहितो योगदोल्लासभागी ।
विक्रान्तो विश्वतुल्यः कमलकलितदृग्विभ्रमोत्कृष्टमूर्तिः ॥ākārāhīnakāntirnidhanavirahito yogadollāsabhāgī |
vikrānto viśvatulyaḥ kamalakalitadṛgvibhramotkṛṣṭamūrtiḥ ||
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.
Akara (ākāra, आकार): defined in 20 categories.
Ahina (ahīna, अहीन): defined in 6 categories.
Kanti (kānti, कान्ति): defined in 16 categories.
Nidhana (निधन): defined in 15 categories.
Virahita (विरहित): defined in 7 categories.
Yoga (योग): defined in 26 categories.
Da (द, dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Ullasa (ullāsa, उल्लास): defined in 7 categories.
Bhagin (bhāgin, भागिन्): defined in 9 categories.
Vikrantri (vikrantr, vikrāntṛ, विक्रान्तृ): defined in 1 categories.
Vikranta (vikrānta, विक्रान्त): defined in 9 categories.
Vishva (visva, viśva, विश्व): defined in 15 categories.
Tulya (तुल्य): defined in 14 categories.
Kamala (कमल): defined in 22 categories.
Kalita (कलित): defined in 8 categories.
Drish (drs, dṛś, दृश्): defined in 4 categories.
Vibhrama (विभ्रम, vibhramā, विभ्रमा): defined in 13 categories.
Utkrishta (utkrsta, utkṛṣṭa, उत्कृष्ट): defined in 7 categories.
Murti (mūrti, मूर्ति): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Hinduism, Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nepali, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha)
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: “ākārāhīnakāntirnidhanavirahito yogadollāsabhāgī”
- ākārā -
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ākāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ahīna -
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ahīna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ahīna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāntir -
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kānti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- nidhana -
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nidhana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nidhana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- virahito* -
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virahita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yoga -
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yoga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- do -
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da (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]da (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dā (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- ullāsa -
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ullāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāgī -
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bhāgin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “vikrānto viśvatulyaḥ kamalakalitadṛgvibhramotkṛṣṭamūrtiḥ”
- vikrānto* -
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vikrāntṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]vikrānta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- viśva -
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viśva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]viśva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- tulyaḥ -
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tulya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tul class 10 verb]
- kamala -
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kamala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kamala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kalita -
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kalita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kalita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kal -> kalita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kal class 10 verb]√kal -> kalita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kal class 10 verb]
- dṛg -
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dṛś (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]dṛś (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- vibhramo -
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vibhrama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vibhramā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- utkṛṣṭa -
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utkṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]utkṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mūrtiḥ -
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mūrti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]mūrti (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 4268 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.