Sanskrit quote nr. 5050 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आमोदेन कदम्बकन्दलभुवा लिम्पन्नशेषं नभः ।
प्रीतिस्फीतमयूरवृन्दनटनप्रस्तावनापण्डितः ॥āmodena kadambakandalabhuvā limpannaśeṣaṃ nabhaḥ |
prītisphītamayūravṛndanaṭanaprastāvanāpaṇḍitaḥ ||
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.
Amoda (āmoda, आमोद): defined in 12 categories.
Kadamba (कदम्ब): defined in 18 categories.
Kandala (कन्दल): defined in 10 categories.
Bhuva (भुव): defined in 4 categories.
Bhu (bhū, भू): defined in 16 categories.
Nabh (नभ्): defined in 3 categories.
Nabha (नभ): defined in 1 categories.
Nabhas (नभस्): defined in 14 categories.
Sphita (sphīta, स्फीत): defined in 5 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Vrinda (vrnda, vṛnda, वृन्द): defined in 8 categories.
Natana (naṭana, नटन): defined in 6 categories.
Prastavana (prastāvanā, प्रस्तावना): defined in 4 categories.
Apandita (apaṇḍita, अपण्डित): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “āmodena kadambakandalabhuvā limpannaśeṣaṃ nabhaḥ”
- āmodena -
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āmoda (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]āmoda (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kadamba -
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kadamba (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kadamba (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kandala -
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kandala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kandala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhuvā* -
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bhuva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bhū (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]bhū (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- limpann -
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√lip -> limpat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √lip class 6 verb], [vocative single from √lip class 6 verb]
- aśeṣam -
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aśeṣam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]aśeṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aśeṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aśeṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śiṣ (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- nabhaḥ -
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nabhas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]nabhas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nabh (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]nabha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “prītisphītamayūravṛndanaṭanaprastāvanāpaṇḍitaḥ”
- prīti -
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prīti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- sphītam -
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sphīta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sphīta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sphītā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sphā -> sphīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sphā class 1 verb]√sphā -> sphīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sphā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sphā class 1 verb]
- ayūr -
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√yā (verb class 2)[imperfect active third plural]
- ra -
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ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vṛnda -
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vṛnda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vṛnda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- naṭana -
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naṭana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prastāvanā -
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prastāvanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- apaṇḍitaḥ -
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apaṇḍita (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 5050 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.