Sanskrit quote nr. 4867 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आनीलां करपल्लवैरपनयन्नच्छां तमःकञ्चुकीम् ।
आशां संप्रति वासवीमनुसरन्नक्षीणरागः शशी ॥ānīlāṃ karapallavairapanayannacchāṃ tamaḥkañcukīm |
āśāṃ saṃprati vāsavīmanusarannakṣīṇarāgaḥ śaśī ||
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.
Anila (ānīlā, आनीला): defined in 17 categories.
Karapallava (करपल्लव): defined in 3 categories.
Apa (अप): defined in 13 categories.
Nayat (नयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Accha (acchā, अच्छा): defined in 9 categories.
Tama (तम): defined in 13 categories.
Tamas (तमस्): defined in 16 categories.
Kancuki (kañcukī, कञ्चुकी): defined in 7 categories.
Asha (asa, āśā, आशा): defined in 17 categories.
Vasavi (vāsavī, वासवी): defined in 3 categories.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Sarat (सरत्): defined in 6 categories.
Akshina (aksina, akṣīṇa, अक्षीण): defined in 4 categories.
Raga (rāga, राग): defined in 26 categories.
Shashi (sasi, śaśī, शशी): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jainism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Tamil, India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jain philosophy, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “ānīlāṃ karapallavairapanayannacchāṃ tamaḥkañcukīm”
- ānīlām -
-
ānīlā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- karapallavair -
-
karapallava (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- apa -
-
apa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nayann -
-
nayat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√nay -> nayat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √nay class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nay class 1 verb]√nī -> nayat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √nī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nī class 1 verb]
- acchām -
-
acchā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- tamaḥ -
-
tamas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kañcukīm -
-
kañcukī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “āśāṃ saṃprati vāsavīmanusarannakṣīṇarāgaḥ śaśī”
- āśām -
-
āśā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- samprati -
-
samprati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- vāsavīm -
-
vāsavī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- anu -
-
anu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anu (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]anu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- sarann -
-
sarat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√sṛ -> sarat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sṛ class 1 verb]
- akṣīṇa -
-
akṣīṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akṣīṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rāgaḥ -
-
rāga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śaśī -
-
śaśī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]śaśin (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 4867 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.