Sanskrit quote nr. 5301 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आलानं जयकुञ्जरस्य दृषदां सेतुर्विपद्वारिधेः ।
पूर्वाद्रिः करवालचण्डमहसो लीलोपधानं श्रियः ॥ālānaṃ jayakuñjarasya dṛṣadāṃ seturvipadvāridheḥ |
pūrvādriḥ karavālacaṇḍamahaso līlopadhānaṃ śriyaḥ ||
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.
Alana (ālāna, आलान): defined in 5 categories.
Jayakunjara (jayakuñjara, जयकुञ्जर): defined in 1 categories.
Drishad (drsad, dṛṣad, दृषद्): defined in 4 categories.
Drishada (drsada, dṛṣadā, दृषदा): defined in 3 categories.
Setri (setr, setṛ, सेतृ): defined in 1 categories.
Setu (सेतु): defined in 11 categories.
Vipad (विपद्): defined in 8 categories.
Varidhi (vāridhi, वारिधि): defined in 5 categories.
Purvadri (pūrvādri, पूर्वाद्रि): defined in 2 categories.
Karavala (karavāla, करवाल): defined in 6 categories.
Candam (caṇḍam, चण्डम्): defined in 1 categories.
Canda (caṇḍa, चण्ड): defined in 17 categories.
Lila (līlā, लीला): defined in 15 categories.
Upadhana (upadhāna, उपधान): defined in 7 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Nepali, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “ālānaṃ jayakuñjarasya dṛṣadāṃ seturvipadvāridheḥ”
- ālānam -
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ālāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ālāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- jayakuñjarasya -
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jayakuñjara (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- dṛṣadām -
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dṛṣad (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]dṛṣadā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- setur -
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setṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]setu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]setu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- vipad -
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vipad (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- vāridheḥ -
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vāridhi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “pūrvādriḥ karavālacaṇḍamahaso līlopadhānaṃ śriyaḥ”
- pūrvādriḥ -
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pūrvādri (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- karavāla -
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karavāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- caṇḍam -
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caṇḍam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]caṇḍa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]caṇḍa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]caṇḍā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ahaso* -
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√has (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- līlo -
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līlā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upadhānam -
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upadhāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]upadhāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]upadhānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śriyaḥ -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]śrī (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
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 5301 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.