Sanskrit quote nr. 5029 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आमीलितालसविवर्तिततारकाक्षीम् ।
उत्कण्ठबन्धनदरश्लथबाहुवल्लीम् ॥āmīlitālasavivartitatārakākṣīm |
utkaṇṭhabandhanadaraślathabāhuvallīm ||
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.
Ili (īlī, ईली): defined in 7 categories.
Tala (tāla, ताल): defined in 25 categories.
Vartita (वर्तित): defined in 3 categories.
Taraka (tāraka, तारक, tārakā, तारका): defined in 17 categories.
Akshan (aksan, akṣan, अक्षन्): defined in 2 categories.
Akshi (aksi, akṣi, अक्षि): defined in 12 categories.
Utkantha (utkaṇṭha, उत्कण्ठ): defined in 5 categories.
Bandhana (बन्धन): defined in 19 categories.
Darashlatha (daraslatha, daraślatha, दरश्लथ): defined in 1 categories.
Valli (vallī, वल्ली): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “āmīlitālasavivartitatārakākṣīm”
- ām -
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ā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]o (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- īli -
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īli (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]īlī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- tāla -
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tāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- savi -
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so (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- vartita -
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vartita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vartita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vṛt -> vartita (participle, masculine)[compound from √vṛt]√vṛt -> vartita (participle, neuter)[compound from √vṛt]√vṛt -> vartita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vṛt]√vṛt -> vartita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vṛt]
- tārakā -
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tāraka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tāraka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tārakā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akṣī -
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akṣan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative single], [accusative dual]akṣi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “utkaṇṭhabandhanadaraślathabāhuvallīm”
- utkaṇṭha -
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utkaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]utkaṇṭha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bandhana -
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bandhana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bandhana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- daraślatha -
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daraślatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]daraślatha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bāhu -
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bāhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- vallīm -
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vallī (noun, feminine)[accusative 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 5029 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.