Sanskrit quote nr. 5472 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आश्चर्यस्तिमिताः क्षणं क्षणमथ प्रीतिप्रमीलत्पुटा ।
वातान्दोलितपङ्कजातसुमनःपीयूषधारामुचः ॥āścaryastimitāḥ kṣaṇaṃ kṣaṇamatha prītipramīlatpuṭā |
vātāndolitapaṅkajātasumanaḥpīyūṣadhārāmucaḥ ||
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.
Ashcarya (ascarya, āścarya, आश्चर्य): defined in 10 categories.
Timita (तिमित, timitā, तिमिता): defined in 2 categories.
Kshanam (ksanam, kṣaṇam, क्षणम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshana (ksana, kṣaṇa, क्षण): defined in 13 categories.
Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Prami (pramī, प्रमी): defined in 1 categories.
Push (pus, puṣ, पुष्): defined in 2 categories.
Vata (vāta, वात): defined in 21 categories.
Dolita (दोलित): defined in 3 categories.
Pankajata (paṅkajāta, पङ्कजात): defined in 2 categories.
Sumana (सुमन): defined in 17 categories.
Piyushadhara (piyusadhara, pīyūṣadhārā, पीयूषधारा): defined in 4 categories.
Amuc (अमुच्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit
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: “āścaryastimitāḥ kṣaṇaṃ kṣaṇamatha prītipramīlatpuṭā”
- āścaryas -
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āścarya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- timitāḥ -
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timita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]timitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kṣaṇam -
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kṣaṇam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kṣaṇam -
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kṣaṇam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- prīti -
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prīti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- pramī -
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pramī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]pramī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]pramī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- ilat -
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√il -> ilat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √il class 6 verb], [vocative single from √il class 6 verb], [accusative single from √il class 6 verb]
- puṭ -
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puṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]puṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Line 2: “vātāndolitapaṅkajātasumanaḥpīyūṣadhārāmucaḥ”
- vātān -
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vāta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√vā -> vāta (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √vā class 2 verb]
- dolita -
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dolita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dolita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paṅkajāta -
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paṅkajāta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sumanaḥ -
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sumanas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sumanas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sumana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pīyūṣadhārā -
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pīyūṣadhārā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- amucaḥ -
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amuc (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]√muc (verb class 6)[aorist active second 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 5472 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.