Sanskrit quote nr. 5331 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आलीचालितपद्मिनीदलचलत्सर्वाङ्गमङ्गीकृत् अ- ।
स्वाङ्गालिङ्गनमर्मरीकृतनवाम्भोजालिशय् या चिरात् ॥ālīcālitapadminīdalacalatsarvāṅgamaṅgīkṛt a- |
svāṅgāliṅganamarmarīkṛtanavāmbhojāliśay yā cirāt ||
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.
Ali (āli, आलि, ālī, आली): defined in 16 categories.
Alin (ālin, आलिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Calita (cālita, चालित): defined in 7 categories.
Padmin (पद्मिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Padmini (padminī, पद्मिनी): defined in 12 categories.
Dala (दल): defined in 15 categories.
Cala (चल): defined in 21 categories.
Tsaru (त्सरु): defined in 2 categories.
Anga (āṅga, आङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Angin (aṅgin, अङ्गिन्): defined in 10 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Cirat (cirāt, चिरात्): defined in 2 categories.
Cira (चिर): defined in 16 categories.
Cirad (cirād, चिराद्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “ālīcālitapadminīdalacalatsarvāṅgamaṅgīkṛt a-”
- ālī -
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ālī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]āli (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]āli (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ālin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cālita -
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√cal -> cālita (participle, masculine)[compound from √cal]√cal -> cālita (participle, neuter)[compound from √cal]√cal -> cālita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √cal]√cal -> cālita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √cal]
- padminī -
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padminī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]padmin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dala -
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dala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- cala -
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cala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√cal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- tsarvā -
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tsaru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- āṅgam -
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āṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āṅgā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√aṅg (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- aṅgī -
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aṅgin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṛt -
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kṛt (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “svāṅgāliṅganamarmarīkṛtanavāmbhojāliśay yā cirāt”
- Cannot analyse svāṅgāliṅganamarmarīkṛtanavāmbhojāliśay*yā
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- cirāt -
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cirāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]cira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]cirād (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative 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 5331 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.