Sanskrit quote nr. 5585 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आसीत् कल्पमुदन्वदम्बुनि चिरं भेजे च भालानलं ।
भर्गस्य प्रतिमासकर्महुतभुक्कुण्डेऽप्यहौषीद् वपुः ॥āsīt kalpamudanvadambuni ciraṃ bheje ca bhālānalaṃ |
bhargasya pratimāsakarmahutabhukkuṇḍe'pyahauṣīd vapuḥ ||
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.
Kalpam (कल्पम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kalpa (कल्प): defined in 19 categories.
Udanvat (उदन्वत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ambu (अम्बु): defined in 13 categories.
Ciram (चिरम्): defined in 6 categories.
Cira (चिर): defined in 16 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Bhala (bhāla, भाल): defined in 9 categories.
Analam (अनलम्): defined in 3 categories.
Anala (अनल): defined in 16 categories.
Bharga (भर्ग): defined in 5 categories.
Pratima (pratimā, प्रतिमा): defined in 15 categories.
Sakarman (सकर्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Hutabhuj (हुतभुज्): defined in 3 categories.
Kunda (kuṇḍa, कुण्ड, kuṇḍā, कुण्डा): defined in 23 categories.
Kundi (kuṇḍi, कुण्डि): defined in 12 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Vapu (वपु): defined in 8 categories.
Vapus (वपुस्): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, India history, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Kavya (poetry), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “āsīt kalpamudanvadambuni ciraṃ bheje ca bhālānalaṃ”
- āsīt -
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√ās (verb class 2)[aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]√as (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- kalpam -
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kalpam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kalpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kalpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kalpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- udanvad -
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udanvat (noun, masculine)[compound]udanvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ambuni -
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ambu (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- ciram -
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ciram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cirā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bheje -
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√bhaj (verb class 1)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhālā -
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bhāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- analam -
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analam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]√nal (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- Line 2: “bhargasya pratimāsakarmahutabhukkuṇḍe'pyahauṣīd vapuḥ”
- bhargasya -
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bharga (noun, masculine)[genitive single]bharga (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- pratimā -
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pratimā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]pratimā (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- sakarma -
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sakarman (noun, masculine)[compound]sakarman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- hutabhuk -
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hutabhuj (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- kuṇḍe' -
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kuṇḍa (noun, masculine)[locative single]kuṇḍa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kuṇḍā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kuṇḍi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√kuṇḍ (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- ahauṣīd -
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√hu (verb class 3)[aorist active third single]
- vapuḥ -
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vapus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vapus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vapu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]vapu (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 5585 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.