Sanskrit quote nr. 5967 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इदानीं प्लक्षाणां जठरदलविश्लेषचतुरः ।
शिखानामाबन्धः स्फुरति शुकचञ्चूपुटनिभः ॥idānīṃ plakṣāṇāṃ jaṭharadalaviśleṣacaturaḥ |
śikhānāmābandhaḥ sphurati śukacañcūpuṭanibhaḥ ||
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.
Idanim (idānīm, इदानीम्): defined in 1 categories.
Plaksha (plaksa, plakṣa, प्लक्ष, plakṣā, प्लक्षा): defined in 9 categories.
Jathara (jaṭhara, जठर): defined in 11 categories.
Dala (दल): defined in 15 categories.
Vishlesha (vislesa, viśleṣa, विश्लेष): defined in 9 categories.
Catur (चतुर्): defined in 10 categories.
Catura (चतुर): defined in 8 categories.
Shikha (sikha, śikha, शिख, śikhā, शिखा): defined in 20 categories.
Abandha (ābandha, आबन्ध): defined in 5 categories.
Sphurat (स्फुरत्): defined in 6 categories.
Shuka (suka, śuka, शुक): defined in 18 categories.
Cancu (cañcu, चञ्चु): defined in 9 categories.
Putat (puṭat, पुटत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ibha (इभ): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hinduism, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Prakrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavya (poetry), Shilpashastra (iconography), Dharmashastra (religious law), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “idānīṃ plakṣāṇāṃ jaṭharadalaviśleṣacaturaḥ”
- idānīm -
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idānīm (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- plakṣāṇām -
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plakṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]plakṣā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- jaṭhara -
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jaṭhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jaṭhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dala -
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dala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- viśleṣa -
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viśleṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- caturaḥ -
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catur (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]catura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “śikhānāmābandhaḥ sphurati śukacañcūpuṭanibhaḥ”
- śikhānām -
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śikha (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]śikhā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- ābandhaḥ -
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ābandha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sphurati -
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sphurat (noun, masculine)[locative single]sphurat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√sphur -> sphurat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sphur class 6 verb]√sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sphur class 6 verb]√sphur (verb class 6)[present active third single]
- śuka -
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śuka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śuka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cañcū -
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cañcū (noun, feminine)[compound]cañcu (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]cañcu (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- puṭan -
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√puṭ -> puṭat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √puṭ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √puṭ class 6 verb]
- ibhaḥ -
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ibha (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 5967 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.