Sanskrit quote nr. 5174 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आरक्तानां नवमधु शनैरापिबन् पद्मिनीनां ।
कालोन्निद्रे कुवलयवने घूर्णमानः सलीलम् ॥āraktānāṃ navamadhu śanairāpiban padminīnāṃ |
kālonnidre kuvalayavane ghūrṇamānaḥ salīlam ||
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, āraktā, आरक्ता): defined in 7 categories.
Navama (नवम): defined in 5 categories.
Dhu (dhū, धू): defined in 3 categories.
Shanaih (sanaih, śanaiḥ, शनैः): defined in 1 categories.
Padmini (padminī, पद्मिनी): defined in 12 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल, kālā, काला): defined in 33 categories.
Unnidra (उन्निद्र, unnidrā, उन्निद्रा): defined in 4 categories.
Kuvalaya (कुवलय): defined in 8 categories.
Vana (वन, vanā, वना): defined in 20 categories.
Vani (वनि): defined in 15 categories.
Salila (salīla, सलील): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Nepali, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “āraktānāṃ navamadhu śanairāpiban padminīnāṃ”
- āraktānām -
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ārakta (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]ārakta (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]āraktā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- navama -
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navama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]navama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhu -
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dhu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]dhū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- śanair -
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śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]
- 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]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- apiban -
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√pā (verb class 1)[imperfect active third plural]
- padminīnām -
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padminī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “kālonnidre kuvalayavane ghūrṇamānaḥ salīlam”
- kālo -
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kāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kālā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- unnidre -
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unnidra (noun, masculine)[locative single]unnidra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]unnidrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kuvalaya -
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kuvalaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kuvalaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vane -
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vana (noun, masculine)[locative single]vana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vani (noun, feminine)[vocative single]vani (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ghūrṇamānaḥ -
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√ghūrṇ -> ghūrṇamāna (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √ghūrṇ class 1 verb]
- salīlam -
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salīla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]salīla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]salīlā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 5174 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.