Sanskrit quote nr. 4533 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आताम्रायतलोचनांशुलहरीलीलासुधाप् यायितैः ।
गीताम्रेडितदिव्यकेलिभरितैः स्फीतं व्रजस्त्रीजनैः ॥ātāmrāyatalocanāṃśulaharīlīlāsudhāp yāyitaiḥ |
gītāmreḍitadivyakelibharitaiḥ sphītaṃ vrajastrījanaiḥ ||
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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.
Atamra (ātāmra, आताम्र): defined in 2 categories.
Cana (चन): defined in 8 categories.
Amshula (amsula, aṃśula, अंशुल): defined in 1 categories.
Hari (हरि, harī, हरी): defined in 25 categories.
Lila (līlā, लीला): defined in 15 categories.
Dha (ध, dhā, धा): defined in 8 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Yayin (yāyin, यायिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Gita (gītā, गीता): defined in 14 categories.
Resh (res, reṣ, रेष्): defined in 2 categories.
Ita (इत): defined in 6 categories.
Divyaka (दिव्यक): defined in 1 categories.
Ili (ilī, इली): defined in 7 categories.
Bharita (भरित): defined in 5 categories.
Sphita (sphīta, स्फीत): defined in 5 categories.
Vrajastri (vrajastrī, व्रजस्त्री): defined in 1 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Pali, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jain philosophy, Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nepali, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
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: “ātāmrāyatalocanāṃśulaharīlīlāsudhāp yāyitaiḥ”
- ātāmrāya -
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ātāmra (noun, masculine)[dative single]ātāmra (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- talo -
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- canā -
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cana (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√can (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- aṃśula -
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aṃśula (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- harī -
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harī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]hari (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]hari (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]harin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- līlāsu -
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līlā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- dhā -
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dha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dhā (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- ap -
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ap (noun, feminine)[compound]ap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yāyi -
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yāyin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yāyin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- taiḥ -
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ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “gītāmreḍitadivyakelibharitaiḥ sphītaṃ vrajastrījanaiḥ”
- gītām -
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gītā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- reḍ -
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reṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]reṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ita -
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ita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- divyake -
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divyaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
- ili -
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ilī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- bharitaiḥ -
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bharita (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]bharita (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- sphītam -
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sphīta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sphīta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sphītā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sphā -> sphīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sphā class 1 verb]√sphā -> sphīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sphā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sphā class 1 verb]
- vrajastrī -
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vrajastrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- janaiḥ -
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jana (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]jana (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
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 4533 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.