Sanskrit quote nr. 4939 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आपाण्डुराः शिरसिजास्त्रिवली कपोले ।
दन्तावली विगलिता न च मे विषादः ॥āpāṇḍurāḥ śirasijāstrivalī kapole |
dantāvalī vigalitā na ca me viṣādaḥ ||
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.
Apandura (āpāṇḍura, आपाण्डुर, āpāṇḍurā, आपाण्डुरा): defined in 2 categories.
Shirasija (sirasija, śirasija, शिरसिज): defined in 2 categories.
Trivali (त्रिवलि, trivalī, त्रिवली): defined in 5 categories.
Kapola (कपोल): defined in 9 categories.
Dantavali (dantāvalī, दन्तावली): defined in 2 categories.
Vigalita (विगलित, vigalitā, विगलिता): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vishad (visad, viṣād, विषाद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Gitashastra (science of music), Jainism, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Hindi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, 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: “āpāṇḍurāḥ śirasijāstrivalī kapole”
- āpāṇḍurāḥ -
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āpāṇḍura (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]āpāṇḍurā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śirasijās -
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śirasija (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- trivalī -
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trivalī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]trivali (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]trivali (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kapole -
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kapola (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “dantāvalī vigalitā na ca me viṣādaḥ”
- dantāvalī -
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dantāvalī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- vigalitā* -
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vigalita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vigalitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- viṣādaḥ -
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viṣād (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]viṣād (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]viṣāda (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 4939 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.