Sanskrit quote nr. 4417 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आचम्याधरसिन्धुवारि कबरीसंभारसंमार्जिते ।
स्वेदाम्भःस्नपिते कपोलविगलत्काश्मीरपङ्कोज्ज्वले ॥ācamyādharasindhuvāri kabarīsaṃbhārasaṃmārjite |
svedāmbhaḥsnapite kapolavigalatkāśmīrapaṅkojjvale ||
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.
Acamya (ācamya, आचम्य): defined in 2 categories.
Adhara (अधर): defined in 17 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Vari (vāri, वारि, vārī, वारी): defined in 18 categories.
Sambhara (sambhāra, सम्भार): defined in 13 categories.
Marjite (mārjite, मार्जिते): defined in 1 categories.
Marjita (mārjita, मार्जित, mārjitā, मार्जिता): defined in 3 categories.
Svedambhas (svedāmbhas, स्वेदाम्भस्): defined in 1 categories.
Snapita (स्नपित, snapitā, स्नपिता): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Hinduism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Prakrit, Nepali, Buddhism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “ācamyādharasindhuvāri kabarīsaṃbhārasaṃmārjite”
- ācamyā -
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ācamya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- adhara -
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adhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]adhara (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- sindhu -
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sindhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- vāri -
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vāri (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vāri (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vārī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vār (noun, masculine)[locative single]vār (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kaba -
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√kab (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- rī -
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rī (noun, feminine)[compound]
- sambhāra -
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sambhāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sam (Preverb)[Preverb]
- mārjite -
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mārjite (indeclinable)[indeclinable]mārjita (noun, masculine)[locative single]mārjita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mārjitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√mārj -> mārjita (participle, masculine)[locative single from √mārj class 10 verb]√mārj -> mārjita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √mārj class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √mārj class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √mārj class 10 verb], [locative single from √mārj class 10 verb]√mārj -> mārjitā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √mārj class 10 verb], [vocative single from √mārj class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √mārj class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √mārj class 10 verb]√mṛj -> mārjita (participle, masculine)[locative single from √mṛj]√mṛj -> mārjita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √mṛj], [vocative dual from √mṛj], [accusative dual from √mṛj], [locative single from √mṛj]√mṛj -> mārjitā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √mṛj], [vocative single from √mṛj], [vocative dual from √mṛj], [accusative dual from √mṛj]
- Line 2: “svedāmbhaḥsnapite kapolavigalatkāśmīrapaṅkojjvale”
- svedāmbhaḥ -
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svedāmbhas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- snapite -
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snapita (noun, masculine)[locative single]snapita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]snapitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Cannot analyse kapolavigalatkāśmīrapaṅkojjvale
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 4417 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.