Sanskrit quote nr. 5225 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आरूढो मलयानिलद्विपवरं युक्तो विलासानुगैः ।
पीतः पुष्पविलोचनैर्नवलतापौराङ्गनानां गणैः ॥ārūḍho malayāniladvipavaraṃ yukto vilāsānugaiḥ |
pītaḥ puṣpavilocanairnavalatāpaurāṅganānāṃ gaṇaiḥ ||
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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.
Arudha (ārūḍha, आरूढ): defined in 10 categories.
Malayanila (malayānila, मलयानिल): defined in 3 categories.
Dvipa (द्विप): defined in 13 categories.
Varam (वरम्): defined in 7 categories.
Vara (वर): defined in 23 categories.
Yukta (युक्त): defined in 14 categories.
Vilasa (vilāsa, विलास): defined in 17 categories.
Uksh (uks, ukṣ, उक्ष्): defined in 1 categories.
Pita (pīta, पीत): defined in 21 categories.
Pushpa (puspa, puṣpa, पुष्प): defined in 16 categories.
Vilocana (विलोचन): defined in 6 categories.
Nava (नव): defined in 16 categories.
Lata (latā, लता): defined in 19 categories.
Paurangana (paurāṅganā, पौराङ्गना): defined in 1 categories.
Gana (gaṇa, गण): defined in 21 categories.
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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: “ārūḍho malayāniladvipavaraṃ yukto vilāsānugaiḥ”
- ārūḍho* -
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ārūḍha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- malayānila -
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malayānila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dvipa -
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dvipa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- varam -
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varam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]varā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yukto* -
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yukta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
- vilāsān -
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vilāsa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ug -
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ukṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ukṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- aiḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single]
- Line 2: “pītaḥ puṣpavilocanairnavalatāpaurāṅganānāṃ gaṇaiḥ”
- pītaḥ -
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pīta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√pā -> pīta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pīta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pā class 3 verb]√pai -> pīta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pai class 1 verb]√pi -> pīta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pi class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 2 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 3 verb]√pī -> pīta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pī class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pī class 2 verb], [nominative single from √pī class 3 verb], [nominative single from √pī class 4 verb]√pī (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- puṣpa -
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puṣpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]puṣpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vilocanair -
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vilocana (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vilocana (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]
- latā -
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latā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- paurāṅganānām -
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paurāṅganā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- gaṇaiḥ -
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gaṇa (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 5225 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.