Sanskrit quote nr. 6099 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

इयं पल्ली भिल्लैरनुचितसमारम्भरसिकैः ।
समन्तादाकीर्णा विषविषमबाणप्रणयिभिः ॥

iyaṃ pallī bhillairanucitasamārambharasikaiḥ |
samantādākīrṇā viṣaviṣamabāṇapraṇayibhiḥ ||

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.

Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Palli (पल्लि, pallī, पल्ली): defined in 8 categories.
Bhilla (भिल्ल): defined in 7 categories.
Anucita (अनुचित): defined in 9 categories.
Samarambha (samārambha, समारम्भ): defined in 8 categories.
Rasika (रसिक): defined in 10 categories.
Samantat (samantāt, समन्तात्): defined in 2 categories.
Samanta (समन्त): defined in 11 categories.
Akirna (ākīrṇa, आकीर्ण, ākīrṇā, आकीर्णा): defined in 9 categories.
Visha (visa, viṣa, विष): defined in 19 categories.
Vishamabana (visamabana, viṣamabāṇa, विषमबाण): defined in 2 categories.
Pranayin (praṇayin, प्रणयिन्): defined in 4 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Hindi, Vastushastra (architecture), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Jainism, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), 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: “iyaṃ pallī bhillairanucitasamārambharasikaiḥ
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pallī -
  • pallī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    palli (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhillair -
  • bhilla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • anucita -
  • anucita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anucita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samārambha -
  • samārambha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rasikaiḥ -
  • rasika (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    rasika (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “samantādākīrṇā viṣaviṣamabāṇapraṇayibhiḥ
  • samantād -
  • samantāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samanta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    samanta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ākīrṇā* -
  • ākīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ākīrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • viṣa -
  • viṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viṣamabāṇa -
  • viṣamabāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • praṇayibhiḥ -
  • praṇayin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    praṇayin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

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 6099 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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