Sanskrit quote nr. 4983 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आ बाल्यादपि यो विदारितमदोन्मत्तेभकुम्भस्थली- ।
स्थालीमध्यकवोष्णरक्तरसवन्मुक्तापुलाकप्रियः ॥ā bālyādapi yo vidāritamadonmattebhakumbhasthalī- |
sthālīmadhyakavoṣṇaraktarasavanmuktāpulākapriyaḥ ||
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.
Balya (bālya, बाल्य): defined in 10 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Vidarita (vidārita, विदारित): defined in 5 categories.
Ada (अद, adā, अदा): defined in 9 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Unmatta (उन्मत्त, unmattā, उन्मत्ता): defined in 15 categories.
Ibha (इभ): defined in 11 categories.
Kumbha (कुम्भ): defined in 22 categories.
Sthali (sthalī, स्थली, sthālī, स्थाली): defined in 12 categories.
Adhi (अधि): defined in 12 categories.
Akava (अकव, akavā, अकवा): defined in 1 categories.
Ushna (usna, uṣṇa, उष्ण): defined in 9 categories.
Rakta (रक्त): defined in 19 categories.
Rasavat (रसवत्): defined in 2 categories.
Mukta (muktā, मुक्ता): defined in 22 categories.
Pulaka (pulāka, पुलाक): defined in 10 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, India history, Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Jain philosophy, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
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: “ā bālyādapi yo vidāritamadonmattebhakumbhasthalī-”
- ā* -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]o (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- bālyād -
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bālya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vidāritam -
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vidārita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vidārita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vidāritā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ado -
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ada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]adā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- unmatte -
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unmatta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]unmatta (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]unmattā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ibha -
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ibha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kumbha -
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kumbha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kumbha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sthalī -
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sthalī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- Line 2: “sthālīmadhyakavoṣṇaraktarasavanmuktāpulākapriyaḥ”
- sthālīm -
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sthālī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- adhya -
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adhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]adhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dhā (verb class 1)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 2)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 3)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 4)[aorist middle first single]adhi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- akavo -
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akava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]akavā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uṣṇa -
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uṣṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uṣṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rakta -
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rakta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rakta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √rag class 1 verb]√rag -> rakta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √rag class 1 verb]√raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √raj class 4 verb]√raj -> rakta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √raj class 4 verb]√rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rañj class 4 verb]√rañj -> rakta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
- rasavan -
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rasavat (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rasavat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- muktā -
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muktā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √muc class 1 verb]√muj -> muktā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √muj class 1 verb]
- pulāka -
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pulāka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- priyaḥ -
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prī (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]prī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]priya (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 4983 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.