Sanskrit quote nr. 5970 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इदानीमङ्गमक्षालि रचितं चानुलेपनम् ।
इदानीमेव ते कृष्ण धूलीधूसरितं वपुः ॥idānīmaṅgamakṣāli racitaṃ cānulepanam |
idānīmeva te kṛṣṇa dhūlīdhūsaritaṃ 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.
Idanim (idānīm, इदानीम्): defined in 1 categories.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Aksha (aksa, akṣa, अक्ष): defined in 15 categories.
Racita (रचित): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Ula (उल): defined in 6 categories.
Pat (पत्): defined in 3 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Krishna (krsna, kṛṣṇa, कृष्ण): defined in 23 categories.
Dhuli (dhūli, धूलि): defined in 9 categories.
Dhusarita (dhūsarita, धूसरित): defined in 3 categories.
Vapu (वपु): defined in 8 categories.
Vapus (वपुस्): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Dharmashastra (religious law), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Tamil, Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Yoga (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: “idānīmaṅgamakṣāli racitaṃ cānulepanam”
- idānīm -
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idānīm (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aṅgam -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- akṣā -
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akṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√akṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ali -
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ali (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]alin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- racitam -
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racita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]racita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]racitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√rac -> racita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rac class 10 verb]√rac -> racita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rac class 10 verb], [accusative single from √rac class 10 verb]
- cān -
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ca (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ule -
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ula (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- pan -
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pat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “idānīmeva te kṛṣṇa dhūlīdhūsaritaṃ vapuḥ”
- idānīm -
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idānīm (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- kṛṣṇa -
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kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhūlī -
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dhūli (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dhūsaritam -
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dhūsarita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhūsarita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dhūsaritā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- 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 5970 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.