Sanskrit quote nr. 5421 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आशाः संतमसोपलेपमलिनाः पीयूषगौरैः करैर् ।
आलिम्पन्नयमुद्गतैर्दिवमिमां कर्पूरपूरं सृजन् ॥āśāḥ saṃtamasopalepamalināḥ pīyūṣagauraiḥ karair |
ālimpannayamudgatairdivamimāṃ karpūrapūraṃ sṛjan ||
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.
Asha (asa, āśā, आशा, āśa, आश): defined in 17 categories.
Ashas (asas, āśas, आशस्): defined in 1 categories.
Santamas (सन्तमस्): defined in 1 categories.
Santamasa (सन्तमस, santamasā, सन्तमसा): defined in 1 categories.
Upalepa (उपलेप): defined in 6 categories.
Alina (अलिन): defined in 6 categories.
Piyusha (piyusa, pīyūṣa, पीयूष): defined in 11 categories.
Gaura (गौर): defined in 12 categories.
Ali (āli, आलि): defined in 16 categories.
Panna (पन्न): defined in 11 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Udgata (उद्गत): defined in 9 categories.
Div (दिव्): defined in 2 categories.
Diva (दिव): defined in 12 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Karpura (karpūra, कर्पूर): defined in 15 categories.
Pura (pūra, पूर): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Hinduism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Tamil, Buddhism, Nepali, Gitashastra (science of music), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “āśāḥ saṃtamasopalepamalināḥ pīyūṣagauraiḥ karair”
- āśāḥ -
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āśā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]āśas (noun, feminine)[nominative single]āśa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- santamaso -
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santamasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]santamasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]santamas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]santamasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upalepam -
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upalepa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- alināḥ -
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alina (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- pīyūṣa -
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pīyūṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pīyūṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gauraiḥ -
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gaura (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]gaura (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Cannot analyse karair
- Line 2: “ālimpannayamudgatairdivamimāṃ karpūrapūraṃ sṛjan”
- ālim -
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āli (noun, feminine)[accusative single]āli (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- panna -
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panna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]panna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√pad -> panna (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √pad class 4 verb]√pad -> panna (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √pad class 4 verb]
- yam -
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ya (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- udgatair -
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udgata (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]udgata (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- divam -
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diva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]divan (noun, masculine)[adverb]div (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- imām -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[accusative single]
- karpūra -
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karpūra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]karpūra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pūram -
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pūra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pūrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sṛjan -
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√sṛj -> sṛjat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sṛj class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]
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 5421 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.