Sanskrit quote nr. 6103 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इयं बाला वल्ली मृदुकिसलयं तापविलयं ।
घनच्छायं शालं नवमतिविशालं परिगता ॥iyaṃ bālā vallī mṛdukisalayaṃ tāpavilayaṃ |
ghanacchāyaṃ śālaṃ navamativiśālaṃ parigatā ||
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.
Bala (bāla, बाल, bālā, बाला): defined in 30 categories.
Valli (वल्लि, vallī, वल्ली): defined in 18 categories.
Mridu (mrdu, mṛdu, मृदु, mṛdū, मृदू): defined in 14 categories.
Tapa (tāpa, ताप): defined in 13 categories.
Vilaya (विलय): defined in 11 categories.
Gha (घ): defined in 8 categories.
Nat (नत्): defined in 4 categories.
Shalam (salam, śālam, शालम्): defined in 5 categories.
Shala (sala, śāla, शाल): defined in 22 categories.
Nava (नव): defined in 16 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Vishalam (visalam, viśālam, विशालम्): defined in 3 categories.
Vishala (visala, viśāla, विशाल): defined in 22 categories.
Parigata (parigatā, परिगता): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Hindi, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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 bālā vallī mṛdukisalayaṃ tāpavilayaṃ”
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- bālā* -
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bāla (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bālā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vallī -
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vallī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]valli (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- mṛdu -
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mṛdu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]mṛdu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mṛdū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- kisalayam -
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kisalaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tāpa -
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tāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vilayam -
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vilaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “ghanacchāyaṃ śālaṃ navamativiśālaṃ parigatā”
- gha -
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gha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nacch -
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nat (noun, masculine)[compound]nat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śāyam -
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śāya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śāya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śāyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śā -> śāya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √śā class 4 verb]√śā -> śāya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √śā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √śā class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śā class 4 verb]
- śālam -
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śālam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]śāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śāla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śālā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- navam -
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nava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]navā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- viśālam -
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viśālam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]viśāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viśāla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viśālā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- parigatā -
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parigatā (noun, feminine)[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 6103 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.