Sanskrit quote nr. 5859 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

इत्थं तल्पतलाधिरोहणमियं पर्णार्पणप्रक्रिया ।
शय्याया वचनक्रमस्य दयितस्यैवंविधाराधना ॥

itthaṃ talpatalādhirohaṇamiyaṃ parṇārpaṇaprakriyā |
śayyāyā vacanakramasya dayitasyaivaṃvidhārādhanā ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Ittham (इत्थम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ittha (इत्थ): defined in 3 categories.
Talpa (तल्प): defined in 6 categories.
Tala (तल, talā, तला): defined in 25 categories.
Adhirohana (adhirohaṇa, अधिरोहण): defined in 5 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Parna (parṇa, पर्ण): defined in 10 categories.
Prakriya (prakriyā, प्रक्रिया): defined in 8 categories.
Shayya (sayya, śayyā, शय्या): defined in 10 categories.
Vacanakrama (वचनक्रम): defined in 1 categories.
Dayita (दयित): defined in 6 categories.
Evamvidha (evaṃvidha, एवंविध, evaṃvidhā, एवंविधा): defined in 2 categories.
Aradhana (ārādhanā, आराधना): defined in 10 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Hinduism, Purana (epic history), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Kannada, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy), 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: “itthaṃ talpatalādhirohaṇamiyaṃ parṇārpaṇaprakriyā
  • ittham -
  • ittham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ittha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • talpa -
  • talpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • talā -
  • tala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    talā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • adhirohaṇam -
  • adhirohaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • parṇā -
  • parṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arpaṇa -
  • arpaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arpaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prakriyā -
  • prakriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śayyāyā vacanakramasya dayitasyaivaṃvidhārādhanā
  • śayyāyā* -
  • śayyā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vacanakramasya -
  • vacanakrama (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • dayitasyai -
  • dayita (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    dayita (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • evaṃvidhā -
  • evaṃvidha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    evaṃvidha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    evaṃvidhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārādhanā -
  • ārādhanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 5859 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.

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