Sanskrit quote nr. 5286 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आलम्बे जगदालम्बे हेरम्बचरणाम्बुजे ।
शुष्यन्ति यद्रजः स्पर्शात् सद्यः प्रत्यूहवार्धयः ॥ālambe jagadālambe herambacaraṇāmbuje |
śuṣyanti yadrajaḥ sparśāt sadyaḥ pratyūhavārdhayaḥ ||
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.
Alamba (ālamba, आलम्ब, ālambā, आलम्बा): defined in 8 categories.
Alambi (ālambi, आलम्बि): defined in 6 categories.
Jagada (जगद): defined in 1 categories.
Heramba (हेरम्ब): defined in 4 categories.
Carana (caraṇa, चरण): defined in 24 categories.
Ambuja (अम्बुज, ambujā, अम्बुजा): defined in 8 categories.
Shushyat (susyat, śuṣyat, शुष्यत्): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Raja (रज): defined in 16 categories.
Rajas (रजस्): defined in 14 categories.
Sparsha (sparsa, sparśa, स्पर्श): defined in 19 categories.
Sadyah (sadyaḥ, सद्यः): defined in 2 categories.
Sadya (सद्य): defined in 1 categories.
Pratyuha (pratyūha, प्रत्यूह): defined in 2 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), Prakrit, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Nepali, Buddhism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “ālambe jagadālambe herambacaraṇāmbuje”
- ālambe -
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ālamba (noun, masculine)[locative single]ālamba (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ālambā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ālambi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- jagadā -
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jagada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√gad (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural]
- alambe -
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√lamb (verb class 1)[imperfect middle first single]
- heramba -
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heramba (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- caraṇā -
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caraṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]caraṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ambuje -
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ambuja (noun, masculine)[locative single]ambuja (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ambujā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “śuṣyanti yadrajaḥ sparśāt sadyaḥ pratyūhavārdhayaḥ”
- śuṣyanti -
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√śuṣ -> śuṣyat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śuṣ class 4 verb]√śuṣ -> śuṣyantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb]√śuṣ (verb class 4)[present active third plural]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- rajaḥ -
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rajas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rajas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]raja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sparśāt -
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sparśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]sparśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- sadyaḥ -
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sadyaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sadya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pratyūha -
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pratyūha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vārdhayaḥ -
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vārdhi (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative 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 5286 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.