Sanskrit quote nr. 5287 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आलम्ब्याङ्गणवाटिकापरिसरे स्वेच्छानतां शाखिकां ।
केयूरीभवदल्पशेषवलया बाला समस्तं दिनम् ॥ālambyāṅgaṇavāṭikāparisare svecchānatāṃ śākhikāṃ |
keyūrībhavadalpaśeṣavalayā bālā samastaṃ dinam ||
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.
Alambya (ālambya, आलम्ब्य): defined in 3 categories.
Angana (aṅgaṇa, अङ्गण): defined in 14 categories.
Vatika (vāṭikā, वाटिका): defined in 11 categories.
Aparisara (अपरिसर, aparisarā, अपरिसरा): defined in 1 categories.
Sveccha (svecchā, स्वेच्छा): defined in 10 categories.
Anata (anatā, अनता): defined in 7 categories.
Kam (kām, काम्): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Keyurin (keyūrin, केयूरिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Alpashesha (alpasesa, alpaśeṣa, अल्पशेष): defined in 1 categories.
Valaya (वलय): defined in 18 categories.
Bala (bālā, बाला): defined in 30 categories.
Samasta (समस्त): defined in 11 categories.
Dina (दिन): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), India history, Hindi, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), 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: “ālambyāṅgaṇavāṭikāparisare svecchānatāṃ śākhikāṃ”
- ālambyā -
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ālambya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aṅgaṇa -
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aṅgaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vāṭikā -
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vāṭikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aparisare -
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aparisara (noun, masculine)[locative single]aparisara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]aparisarā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- svecchā -
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svecchā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- anatām -
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anatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- śākhi -
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śākhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śākhin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śākhin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kām -
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kām (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kā (pronoun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “keyūrībhavadalpaśeṣavalayā bālā samastaṃ dinam”
- keyūrī -
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keyūrin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhavad -
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bhavat (noun, masculine)[compound]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- alpaśeṣa -
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alpaśeṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]alpaśeṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- valayā* -
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valaya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- bālā -
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bālā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- samastam -
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samasta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]samasta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samastā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dinam -
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dina (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dina (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dinā (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 5287 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.