Sanskrit quote nr. 5037 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आमूलाग्रं सकलभुवनश्लाघ्यसौरभ्यलीला- ।
खेलः कालागरुतरुवर क्वास्ति धन्यस्त्वदन्यः ॥āmūlāgraṃ sakalabhuvanaślāghyasaurabhyalīlā- |
khelaḥ kālāgarutaruvara kvāsti dhanyastvadanyaḥ ||
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.
Amula (amūla, अमूल, amūlā, अमूला): defined in 5 categories.
Agram (अग्रम्): defined in 1 categories.
Agra (अग्र): defined in 15 categories.
Bhuvana (भुवन): defined in 13 categories.
Shlaghya (slaghya, ślāghya, श्लाघ्य): defined in 3 categories.
Saurabhya (सौरभ्य): defined in 4 categories.
Lila (līlā, लीला): defined in 15 categories.
Khela (खेल): defined in 7 categories.
Kala (kālā, काला): defined in 33 categories.
Garut (गरुत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Kva (क्व): defined in 2 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Dhanya (धन्य): defined in 13 categories.
Tvadanya (त्वदन्य): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaiva philosophy, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Tamil, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “āmūlāgraṃ sakalabhuvanaślāghyasaurabhyalīlā-”
- ā -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- amūlā -
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amūla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]amūlā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- agram -
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agram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]agra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]agra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]agrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sakala -
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sakala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sakala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhuvana -
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bhuvana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhuvana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ślāghya -
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ślāghya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ślāghya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ślāgh -> ślāghya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ślāgh]√ślāgh -> ślāghya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ślāgh class 1 verb]√ślāgh -> ślāghya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ślāgh class 1 verb]
- saurabhya -
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saurabhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saurabhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- līlā -
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līlā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “khelaḥ kālāgarutaruvara kvāsti dhanyastvadanyaḥ”
- khelaḥ -
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khela (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kālā -
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kālā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- garut -
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garut (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- aruva -
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√ru (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- ra -
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ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kvā -
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kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ku (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- dhanyas -
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dhanya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tvadanyaḥ -
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tvadanya (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 5037 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.