Sanskrit quote nr. 5043 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आमृशद्भिरभितो वलिवीचीर् ।
लोलमानवितताङ्गुलिहस्तैः ॥āmṛśadbhirabhito valivīcīr |
lolamānavitatāṅgulihastaiḥ ||
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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.
Lola (लोल): defined in 10 categories.
Tata (तत, tatā, तता): defined in 18 categories.
Anguli (aṅgulī, अङ्गुली): defined in 14 categories.
Hasta (हस्त): defined in 19 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Nepali, Hinduism, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaivism (Shaiva 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: “āmṛśadbhirabhito valivīcīr”
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mṛśadbhir -
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√mṛś -> mṛśat (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √mṛś class 6 verb]√mṛś -> mṛśat (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √mṛś class 6 verb]
- abhito* -
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- Cannot analyse valivīcīr
- Line 2: “lolamānavitatāṅgulihastaiḥ”
- lolam -
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lola (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lola (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lolā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ānavi -
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ānavī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- tatā -
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tata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √tan class 8 verb]√tan -> tata (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √tan class 8 verb]√tan -> tatā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
- aṅguli -
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aṅguli (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]aṅgulī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- hastaiḥ -
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hasta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]hasta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
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 5043 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.