Sanskrit quote nr. 4462 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आचुम्ब्य बिम्बाधरमङ्गवल्लीम् ।
आलिङ्ग्य संस्पृश्य कपोलपालिम् ॥ācumbya bimbādharamaṅgavallīm |
āliṅgya saṃspṛśya kapolapālim ||
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.
Bimbadhara (bimbādhara, बिम्बाधर): defined in 4 categories.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Valli (vallī, वल्ली): defined in 18 categories.
Alingya (āliṅgya, आलिङ्ग्य): defined in 5 categories.
Kapolapali (kapolapāli, कपोलपालि): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shilpashastra (iconography), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric 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: “ācumbya bimbādharamaṅgavallīm”
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cumbya -
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√cumb -> cumbya (absolutive)[absolutive from √cumb]√cumb -> cumbya (absolutive)[absolutive from √cumb]
- bimbādharam -
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bimbādhara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- aṅga -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√aṅg (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vallīm -
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vallī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “āliṅgya saṃspṛśya kapolapālim”
- āliṅgya -
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āliṅgya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āliṅgya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃspṛśya -
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- kapolapālim -
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kapolapāli (noun, feminine)[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 4462 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.