Sanskrit quote nr. 5306 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आलापः स्मितकौमुदीसहचरो दृष्टिः प्रहर्षोज्ज्वला ।
भ्रूर्नृत्याध्वरदीक्षिता चरणयोर्न्यासः समे भङ्गुरः ॥ālāpaḥ smitakaumudīsahacaro dṛṣṭiḥ praharṣojjvalā |
bhrūrnṛtyādhvaradīkṣitā caraṇayornyāsaḥ same bhaṅguraḥ ||
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.
Alapa (ālāpa, आलाप): defined in 12 categories.
Smita (स्मित): defined in 9 categories.
Kaumudi (kaumudī, कौमुदी): defined in 7 categories.
Sahacara (सहचर): defined in 5 categories.
Drishti (drsti, dṛṣṭi, दृष्टि): defined in 19 categories.
Praharsha (praharsa, praharṣa, प्रहर्ष): defined in 4 categories.
Ujjvala (ujjvalā, उज्ज्वला): defined in 15 categories.
Bhru (bhrū, भ्रू): defined in 13 categories.
Nriti (nrti, nṛti, नृति): defined in 2 categories.
Nritya (nrtya, nṛtya, नृत्य, nṛtyā, नृत्या): defined in 11 categories.
Ikshitri (iksitr, īkṣitṛ, ईक्षितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Ikshita (iksita, īkṣitā, ईक्षिता): defined in 3 categories.
Carana (caraṇa, चरण): defined in 24 categories.
Nyasa (nyāsa, न्यास): defined in 21 categories.
Sama (सम, samā, समा): defined in 28 categories.
Bhangura (bhaṅgura, भङ्गुर): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jainism, India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Gitashastra (science of music), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Jain philosophy, 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: “ālāpaḥ smitakaumudīsahacaro dṛṣṭiḥ praharṣojjvalā”
- ālāpaḥ -
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ālāpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- smita -
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smita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]smita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√smi -> smita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √smi class 1 verb]√smi -> smita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √smi class 1 verb]
- kaumudī -
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kaumudī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- sahacaro* -
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sahacara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dṛṣṭiḥ -
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dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- praharṣo -
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praharṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ujjvalā -
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ujjvalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “bhrūrnṛtyādhvaradīkṣitā caraṇayornyāsaḥ same bhaṅguraḥ”
- bhrūr -
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bhrū (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- nṛtyā -
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nṛtya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√nṛt -> nṛtya (absolutive)[absolutive from √nṛt]nṛti (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]√nṛt -> nṛtya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]√nṛt -> nṛtya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]√nṛt -> nṛtyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]√nṛt (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- adhvarad -
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√dhvṛ (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]
- īkṣitā -
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īkṣitṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]īkṣitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√īkṣ -> īkṣitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]√īkṣ (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- caraṇayor -
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caraṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]caraṇa (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- nyāsaḥ -
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nyāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- same -
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sama (noun, masculine)[locative single]sama (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]samā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√sam (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- bhaṅguraḥ -
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bhaṅgura (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 5306 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.