Sanskrit quote nr. 4350 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आक्षिप्ता चामरश्रीः प्रसभमपहृतः पौण्डरीको विलासः ।
प्रच्छन्नो वीरकम्बुः समजनि विहितः कण्ठभाराय हारः ॥ākṣiptā cāmaraśrīḥ prasabhamapahṛtaḥ pauṇḍarīko vilāsaḥ |
pracchanno vīrakambuḥ samajani vihitaḥ kaṇṭhabhārāya hāraḥ ||
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.
Akshipta (aksipta, ākṣiptā, आक्षिप्ता): defined in 6 categories.
Camara (cāmara, चामर): defined in 19 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Prasabham (प्रसभम्): defined in 1 categories.
Prasabha (प्रसभ): defined in 3 categories.
Apahrit (apahrt, apahṛt, अपहृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Apahrita (apahrta, apahṛta, अपहृत): defined in 3 categories.
Paundarika (pauṇḍarīka, पौण्डरीक): defined in 5 categories.
Vilasa (vilāsa, विलास): defined in 17 categories.
Pracchanna (प्रच्छन्न): defined in 7 categories.
Vira (vīra, वीर): defined in 22 categories.
Kambu (कम्बु): defined in 9 categories.
Samaja (समज): defined in 8 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Vihita (विहित): defined in 9 categories.
Kantha (kaṇṭha, कण्ठ): defined in 20 categories.
Bhara (bhāra, भार): defined in 14 categories.
Hara (hāra, हार): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Tamil, Gitashastra (science of music), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “ākṣiptā cāmaraśrīḥ prasabhamapahṛtaḥ pauṇḍarīko vilāsaḥ”
- ākṣiptā -
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ākṣiptā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- cāmara -
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cāmara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cāmara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śrīḥ -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative plural]śrī (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- prasabham -
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prasabham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]prasabha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- apahṛtaḥ -
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apahṛt (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]apahṛt (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]apahṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pauṇḍarīko* -
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pauṇḍarīka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vilāsaḥ -
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vilāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “pracchanno vīrakambuḥ samajani vihitaḥ kaṇṭhabhārāya hāraḥ”
- pracchanno* -
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pracchanna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vīra -
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vīra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vīra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kambuḥ -
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kambu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- samaja -
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samaja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]samaja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vihitaḥ -
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vihita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kaṇṭha -
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kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kaṇṭh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- bhārāya -
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bhāra (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- hāraḥ -
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hāra (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 4350 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.