Sanskrit quote nr. 6081 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इमा हिन्दोलासु भ्रमितमहसः कुङ्कुमरुचा ।
त्रपारूपाकारास् तरलतरहाराश् चलदृशः ॥imā hindolāsu bhramitamahasaḥ kuṅkumarucā |
trapārūpākārās taralatarahārāś caladṛśaḥ ||
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.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Hindola (हिन्दोल): defined in 4 categories.
Asu (असु, asū, असू): defined in 9 categories.
Bhramita (भ्रमित): defined in 6 categories.
Kunkuma (kuṅkuma, कुङ्कुम): defined in 17 categories.
Ruca (rucā, रुचा): defined in 6 categories.
Trapa (trapā, त्रपा): defined in 2 categories.
Arupa (arūpa, अरूप, arūpā, अरूपा): defined in 10 categories.
Akara (akāra, अकार): defined in 20 categories.
Tarala (तरल): defined in 10 categories.
Tara (तर): defined in 27 categories.
Hara (hāra, हार, hārā, हारा): defined in 18 categories.
Cala (चल): defined in 21 categories.
Drisha (drsa, dṛśa, दृश): defined in 3 categories.
Drish (drs, dṛś, दृश्): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Hindi, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jain philosophy, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Dharmashastra (religious law), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), 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: “imā hindolāsu bhramitamahasaḥ kuṅkumarucā”
- imā* -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- hindolā -
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hindola (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- asu -
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asu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]asū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]asū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]asū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- bhramitam -
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bhramita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhramita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhramitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ahasaḥ -
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√has (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- kuṅkuma -
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kuṅkuma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rucā -
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ruc (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]rucā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “trapārūpākārās taralatarahārāś caladṛśaḥ”
- trapā -
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trapā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arūpā -
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arūpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]arūpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]arūpā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akārās -
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akāra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- tarala -
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tarala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tarala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tara -
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tara (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√tṝ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- hārāś -
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hāra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]hārā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- cala -
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cala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√cal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- dṛśaḥ -
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dṛśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]dṛś (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]dṛś (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive 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 6081 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.