Sanskrit quote nr. 5033 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आमूलं क्वचिदुद्धृता क्वचिदपि च्छिन्ना स्थली बर्हिषाम् ।
आनम्रा कुसुमोच्चयाच्च सदयाकृष्टाग्रशाखा लता ॥āmūlaṃ kvaciduddhṛtā kvacidapi cchinnā sthalī barhiṣām |
ānamrā kusumoccayācca sadayākṛṣṭāgraśākhā latā ||
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.
Amulam (āmūlam, आमूलम्): defined in 2 categories.
Ku (कु, kū, कू): defined in 11 categories.
Kva (क्व): defined in 2 categories.
Acit (अचित्): defined in 3 categories.
Uddhrita (uddhrta, uddhṛtā, उद्धृता): defined in 8 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Sthali (sthalī, स्थली): defined in 12 categories.
Barhis (बर्हिस्): defined in 4 categories.
Anamra (ānamrā, आनम्रा): defined in 3 categories.
Kusuma (कुसुम): defined in 16 categories.
Uccaya (उच्चय): defined in 5 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Sadaya (सदय, sadayā, सदया): defined in 4 categories.
Akrishta (akrsta, akṛṣṭa, अकृष्ट, akṛṣṭā, अकृष्टा): defined in 10 categories.
Agra (अग्र): defined in 15 categories.
Shakha (sakha, śākha, शाख, śākhā, शाखा): defined in 20 categories.
Lata (latā, लता): defined in 19 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tamil, Buddhism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Purana (epic history), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Jain philosophy, Nepali, Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy)
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: “āmūlaṃ kvaciduddhṛtā kvacidapi cchinnā sthalī barhiṣām”
- āmūlam -
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āmūlam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kva -
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ku (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ku (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- acid -
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acit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- uddhṛtā -
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uddhṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kva -
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ku (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ku (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- acid -
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acit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Cannot analyse cchinnā*st
- sthalī -
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sthalī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- barhiṣām -
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barhis (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “ānamrā kusumoccayācca sadayākṛṣṭāgraśākhā latā”
- ānamrā -
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ānamrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kusumo -
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kusuma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kusuma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- uccayāc -
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uccaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sadayā -
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sadaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sadaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sadā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]sadayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akṛṣṭā -
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akṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]akṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- agra -
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agra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]agra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śākhā* -
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śākha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śākhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- latā -
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latā (noun, feminine)[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 5033 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.