Sanskrit quote nr. 5319 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आलिङ्गन्नतिसौरभानवयवान् बिम्बाधरं पाटलं ।
चुम्बन्नाकलयन् पयोधरतटीं शृण्वन् रुतं हांसकम् ॥āliṅgannatisaurabhānavayavān bimbādharaṃ pāṭalaṃ |
cumbannākalayan payodharataṭīṃ śṛṇvan rutaṃ hāṃsakam ||
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.
Atisaurabha (अतिसौरभ): defined in 1 categories.
Avayava (अवयव): defined in 15 categories.
Bimbadhara (bimbādhara, बिम्बाधर): defined in 4 categories.
Patala (pāṭala, पाटल): defined in 25 categories.
Payodhara (पयोधर): defined in 9 categories.
Tati (taṭī, तटी): defined in 10 categories.
Shrinvat (srnvat, śṛṇvat, शृण्वत्): defined in 3 categories.
Ruta (रुत): defined in 4 categories.
Hamsa (hāṃsa, हांस): defined in 26 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vastushastra (architecture), Tamil, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “āliṅgannatisaurabhānavayavān bimbādharaṃ pāṭalaṃ”
- ā -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- aliṅgann -
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√liṅg (verb class 1)[imperfect active third plural]
- atisaurabhān -
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atisaurabha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- avayavān -
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avayava (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- bimbādharam -
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bimbādhara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- pāṭalam -
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pāṭala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pāṭala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pāṭalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “cumbannākalayan payodharataṭīṃ śṛṇvan rutaṃ hāṃsakam”
- Cannot analyse cumbannākalayan*pa
- payodhara -
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payodhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- taṭīm -
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taṭī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- śṛṇvan -
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√śru -> śṛṇvat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative single from √śru class 5 verb]
- rutam -
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ruta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ruta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ru -> ruta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ru class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ru class 2 verb]√ru -> ruta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ru class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ru class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ru class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ru class 2 verb]√ru (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- hāṃsa -
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hāṃsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hāṃsa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kam -
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ka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative 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 5319 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.