Sanskrit quote nr. 5721 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आहूतः परितो दिगन्तगतिभिः शाखाभराडम्बरैः ।
किं रे जाल्म जवेन शाल्मलिफलप्रत्याशया धावसि ॥āhūtaḥ parito digantagatibhiḥ śākhābharāḍambaraiḥ |
kiṃ re jālma javena śālmaliphalapratyāśayā dhāvasi ||
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.
Ahuta (āhūta, आहूत): defined in 7 categories.
Diganta (दिगन्त): defined in 3 categories.
Gati (गति): defined in 22 categories.
Shakha (sakha, śākha, शाख, śākhā, शाखा): defined in 20 categories.
Abhara (ābhara, आभर): defined in 5 categories.
Adambara (āḍambara, आडम्बर): defined in 7 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Ra (र, rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Jalma (jālma, जाल्म): defined in 2 categories.
Java (जव): defined in 14 categories.
Shalmali (salmali, śālmalī, शाल्मली): defined in 14 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Pratyasha (pratyasa, pratyāśā, प्रत्याशा): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Dharmashastra (religious law), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Buddhism, Jainism, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Prakrit, Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy)
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: “āhūtaḥ parito digantagatibhiḥ śākhābharāḍambaraiḥ”
- āhūtaḥ -
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āhūta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- parito* -
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paritaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- diganta -
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diganta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]diganta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gatibhiḥ -
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gati (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]gati (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- śākhā -
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śākha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śākha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śākhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√śākh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ābharā -
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ābhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- āḍambaraiḥ -
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āḍambara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “kiṃ re jālma javena śālmaliphalapratyāśayā dhāvasi”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- re -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[dative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[dative single]ra (noun, masculine)[locative single]ra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]rā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- jālma -
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jālma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jālma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- javena -
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java (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]java (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- śālmali -
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śālmalī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]śālmalin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- phala -
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phala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]phala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√phal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- pratyāśayā -
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pratyāśā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- dhāvasi -
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√dhāv (verb class 1)[present active second single]√dhāv (verb class 1)[present 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 5721 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.