Sanskrit quote nr. 4946 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आपीनप्रविसारितोरुविकटैः पश्चार्धभागैर्गुरुर् ।
वेल्लत्पीवरकम्बलालसरसद्गम्भीरघण्टाकुलः ॥āpīnapravisāritoruvikaṭaiḥ paścārdhabhāgairgurur |
vellatpīvarakambalālasarasadgambhīraghaṇṭākulaḥ ||
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.
Apina (āpīna, आपीन): defined in 4 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Visarita (visārita, विसारित, visāritā, विसारिता): defined in 2 categories.
Uru (उरु): defined in 16 categories.
Vikata (vikaṭa, विकट): defined in 14 categories.
Pivara (pīvara, पीवर): defined in 7 categories.
Kambala (कम्बल): defined in 18 categories.
Alasa (ālasa, आलस): defined in 16 categories.
Rasat (रसत्): defined in 1 categories.
Gambhira (gambhīra, गम्भीर): defined in 16 categories.
Ghanta (ghaṇṭa, घण्ट, ghaṇṭā, घण्टा): defined in 18 categories.
Akula (अकुल): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Tamil, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “āpīnapravisāritoruvikaṭaiḥ paścārdhabhāgairgurur”
- āpīna -
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āpīna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āpīna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- visārito -
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visārita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]visārita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]visāritā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uru -
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uru (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]uru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vikaṭaiḥ -
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vikaṭa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vikaṭa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Cannot analyse paścārdhabhāgairgurur
- Line 2: “vellatpīvarakambalālasarasadgambhīraghaṇṭākulaḥ”
- vellat -
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√vell -> vellat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vell class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vell class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vell class 1 verb]
- pīvara -
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pīvara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pīvara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kambalā -
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kambala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kambala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ālasa -
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ālasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ālasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rasad -
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√ras -> rasat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ras class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ras class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ras class 1 verb]
- gambhīra -
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gambhīra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gambhīra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ghaṇṭā -
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ghaṇṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ghaṇṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√ghaṇṭ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- akulaḥ -
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akula (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 4946 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.