Sanskrit quote nr. 5459 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आशु कान्तमभिसारितवत्या ।
योषितः पुलकरुद्धकपोलम् ॥āśu kāntamabhisāritavatyā |
yoṣitaḥ pulakaruddhakapolam ||
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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.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त): defined in 16 categories.
Abhisari (abhisārī, अभिसारी): defined in 5 categories.
Abhisarin (abhisārin, अभिसारिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Tavas (तवस्): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yoshit (yosit, yoṣit, योषित्): defined in 5 categories.
Pulaka (पुलक): defined in 10 categories.
Ruddhaka (रुद्धक): defined in 1 categories.
Pola (पोल): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), India history, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Nepali
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: “āśu kāntamabhisāritavatyā”
- āśu -
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āśu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āśu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]āśu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]āśu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āśu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- kāntam -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kānta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāntā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]
- abhisāri -
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abhisārī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]abhisārin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abhisārin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tavat -
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tavas (noun, masculine)[compound]tavas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “yoṣitaḥ pulakaruddhakapolam”
- yoṣitaḥ -
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yoṣit (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- pulaka -
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pulaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pulaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ruddhaka -
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ruddhaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- polam -
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pola (noun, masculine)[adverb], [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 5459 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.