Sanskrit quote nr. 4795 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आधाय कोमलकराम्बुजकेलिनालीम् ।
आलीसमाजमधिकृत्य समालपन्ती ॥ādhāya komalakarāmbujakelinālīm |
ālīsamājamadhikṛtya samālapantī ||
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.
Adhaya (ādhāya, आधाय): defined in 3 categories.
Komalaka (कोमलक): defined in 1 categories.
Ra (र, rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Ambuja (अम्बुज): defined in 8 categories.
Keli (kelī, केली): defined in 11 categories.
Nali (nālī, नाली): defined in 10 categories.
Ali (āli, आलि, ālī, आली): defined in 16 categories.
Alin (ālin, आलिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Samaja (samāja, समाज): defined in 8 categories.
Adhikritya (adhikrtya, adhikṛtya, अधिकृत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Sama (सम, samā, समा): defined in 28 categories.
Alapat (अलपत्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kavya (poetry), Prakrit, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali
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: “ādhāya komalakarāmbujakelinālīm”
- ādhāya -
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ādhāya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- komalaka -
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komalaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rā -
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ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ambuja -
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ambuja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ambuja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- keli -
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keli (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kelī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- nālīm -
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nālī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “ālīsamājamadhikṛtya samālapantī”
- ālī -
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ālī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]āli (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]āli (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ālin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- samājam -
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samāja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- adhikṛtya -
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adhikṛtya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- samā -
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sama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]samā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sam (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- alapantī -
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alapat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 4795 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.