Sanskrit quote nr. 6133 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इयमवयवैः पाण्डुक्षामैरलंकृतमण्डना ।
कलितकुसुमा बालेवान्तर्लता परिशोषिणी ॥iyamavayavaiḥ pāṇḍukṣāmairalaṃkṛtamaṇḍanā |
kalitakusumā bālevāntarlatā pariśoṣiṇī ||
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.
Avayava (अवयव): defined in 15 categories.
Pandu (pāṇḍu, पाण्डु): defined in 15 categories.
Kshama (ksama, kṣāma, क्षाम): defined in 14 categories.
Alankrita (alankrta, alaṅkṛta, अलङ्कृत): defined in 7 categories.
Anda (aṇḍa, अण्ड): defined in 13 categories.
Na (nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Kalitakusuma (कलितकुसुम, kalitakusumā, कलितकुसुमा): defined in 1 categories.
Bala (bāla, बाल, bālā, बाला): defined in 30 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Antar (अन्तर्): defined in 5 categories.
Lata (latā, लता): defined in 19 categories.
Parishoshin (parisosin, pariśoṣin, परिशोषिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Hindi, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), 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: “iyamavayavaiḥ pāṇḍukṣāmairalaṃkṛtamaṇḍanā”
- 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]
- avayavaiḥ -
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avayava (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- pāṇḍu -
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pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pāṇḍu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- kṣāmair -
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kṣāma (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]kṣāma (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- alaṅkṛtam -
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alaṅkṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]alaṅkṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]alaṅkṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aṇḍa -
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aṇḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nā -
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nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kalitakusumā bālevāntarlatā pariśoṣiṇī”
- kalitakusumā* -
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kalitakusuma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kalitakusumā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bāle -
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bāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]bāla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bālā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- antar -
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antar (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]antar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- latā -
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latā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pariśoṣiṇī -
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pariśoṣiṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]pariśoṣin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 6133 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.