Sanskrit quote nr. 4855 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आनम्राः स्तबकभरेण पल्लविन्यः ।
शोभन्ते कति न लताः परागपूर्णाः ॥ānamrāḥ stabakabhareṇa pallavinyaḥ |
śobhante kati na latāḥ parāgapūrṇāḥ ||
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.
Anamra (ānamra, आनम्र, ānamrā, आनम्रा): defined in 3 categories.
Stabaka (स्तबक): defined in 6 categories.
Bharena (bhareṇa, भरेण): defined in 1 categories.
Bhara (भर): defined in 14 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Lata (latā, लता): defined in 19 categories.
Paraga (parāga, पराग): defined in 12 categories.
Purna (pūrṇa, पूर्ण, pūrṇā, पूर्णा): defined in 19 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hindi, Kannada, Kavya (poetry), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “ānamrāḥ stabakabhareṇa pallavinyaḥ”
- ānamrāḥ -
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ānamra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ānamrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- stabaka -
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stabaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhareṇa -
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bhareṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhara (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhara (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- pallavinyaḥ -
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pallavinī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “śobhante kati na latāḥ parāgapūrṇāḥ”
- śobhante -
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√śubh (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]
- kati -
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kati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- latāḥ -
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latā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- parāga -
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parāga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pūrṇāḥ -
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pūrṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pūrṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √pṝ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √pṝ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √pṝ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √pṝ class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √pṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √pṝ class 9 verb]√pṝ -> pūrṇā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √pṝ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √pṝ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √pṝ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √pṝ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √pṝ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √pṝ class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √pṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √pṝ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √pṝ class 9 verb]
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 4855 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.