Sanskrit quote nr. 4487 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आजन्मस्थितयो महीरुह इमे कूले समुन्मूलिताः ।
कल्लोलाः क्षणभङ्गुराः पुनरमी नीताः परामुन्नतिम् ॥ājanmasthitayo mahīruha ime kūle samunmūlitāḥ |
kallolāḥ kṣaṇabhaṅgurāḥ punaramī nītāḥ parāmunnatim ||
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.
Ajanma (ājanma, आजन्म): defined in 7 categories.
Sthiti (स्थिति): defined in 21 categories.
Mahiruh (mahīruh, महीरुह्): defined in 2 categories.
Mahiruha (mahīruha, महीरुह): defined in 5 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kula (kūla, कूल): defined in 22 categories.
Kuli (kūli, कूलि): defined in 7 categories.
Samud (समुद्): defined in 1 categories.
Kallola (कल्लोल, kallolā, कल्लोला): defined in 10 categories.
Kshanabhangura (ksanabhangura, kṣaṇabhaṅgura, क्षणभङ्गुर, kṣaṇabhaṅgurā, क्षणभङ्गुरा): defined in 3 categories.
Punar (पुनर्): defined in 4 categories.
Amin (अमिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Nita (nīta, नीत, nītā, नीता): defined in 8 categories.
Para (parā, परा): defined in 20 categories.
Unnati (उन्नति): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Buddhism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Shaiva philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Prakrit, Tamil, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “ājanmasthitayo mahīruha ime kūle samunmūlitāḥ”
- ājanma -
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ājanma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sthitayo* -
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sthiti (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- mahīruha*i -
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mahīruh (noun, masculine)[dative single]mahīruha (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ime -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- kūle -
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kūla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kūli (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√kūl (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- samun -
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samud (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]samud (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- mūlitā -
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√mūl (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- aḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “kallolāḥ kṣaṇabhaṅgurāḥ punaramī nītāḥ parāmunnatim”
- kallolāḥ -
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kallola (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kallolā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kṣaṇabhaṅgurāḥ -
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kṣaṇabhaṅgura (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kṣaṇabhaṅgurā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- punar -
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punar (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]punar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- amī -
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amin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- nītāḥ -
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nīta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nītā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√nī -> nīta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √nī class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √nī class 1 verb]√nī -> nītā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √nī class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √nī class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √nī class 1 verb]
- parām -
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parā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- unnatim -
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unnati (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 4487 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.