Sanskrit quote nr. 6192 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इह रे बहला लासे बाला राहुमलीमसा ।
सालका रसलीला सा तुङ्गालालि कलारत ॥iha re bahalā lāse bālā rāhumalīmasā |
sālakā rasalīlā sā tuṅgālāli kalārata ||
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.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Ra (र, rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Bahala (बहल, bahalā, बहला): defined in 10 categories.
Lasa (lāsa, लास): defined in 7 categories.
Bala (bāla, बाल, bālā, बाला): defined in 30 categories.
Rahu (rāhu, राहु): defined in 18 categories.
Ali (अलि): defined in 16 categories.
Alin (अलिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Salaka (sālaka, सालक, sālakā, सालका): defined in 13 categories.
Rasa (रस): defined in 29 categories.
Lila (līlā, लीला): defined in 15 categories.
Tunga (tuṅgā, तुङ्गा): defined in 12 categories.
Lalin (lālin, लालिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Lali (lālī, लाली): defined in 5 categories.
Kala (कल, kalā, कला): defined in 33 categories.
Arata (अरत): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, India history, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Shaiva philosophy, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting)
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: “iha re bahalā lāse bālā rāhumalīmasā”
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- re -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[dative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[dative single]ra (noun, masculine)[locative single]ra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]rā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bahalā* -
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bahala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bahalā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- lāse -
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lāsa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- bālā* -
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bāla (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bālā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- rāhum -
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rāhu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- alī -
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ali (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]alin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sālakā rasalīlā sā tuṅgālāli kalārata”
- sālakā* -
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sālaka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sālakā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- rasa -
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rasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√ras (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- līlā -
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līlā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tuṅgā -
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tuṅgā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- lāli -
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lālin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]lālin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]lālī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- kalā -
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kala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- arata -
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arata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]arata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 6192 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.