Sanskrit quote nr. 5172 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आरक्तराजिभिरियं ।
कुसुमैर्नवकन्दली सलिलगर्भैः ॥āraktarājibhiriyaṃ |
kusumairnavakandalī salilagarbhaiḥ ||
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.
Arakta (ārakta, आरक्त): defined in 7 categories.
Raji (rāji, राजि): defined in 13 categories.
Rajin (rājin, राजिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kusuma (कुसुम): defined in 16 categories.
Nava (नव): defined in 16 categories.
Kandali (kandalī, कन्दली): defined in 5 categories.
Kandalin (कन्दलिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Salila (सलिल): defined in 12 categories.
Garbha (गर्भ): defined in 20 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Hinduism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)
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: “āraktarājibhiriyaṃ”
- ārakta -
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ārakta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ārakta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rājibhir -
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rāji (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]rāji (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]rājin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kusumairnavakandalī salilagarbhaiḥ”
- kusumair -
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kusuma (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]kusuma (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- nava -
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nava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√nu (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kandalī -
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kandalī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kandalin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- salila -
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salila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]salila (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- garbhaiḥ -
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garbha (noun, masculine)[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 5172 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.