Sanskrit quote nr. 6420 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्कल्लोलस्य लक्ष्मीं लवणजलनिधिर्लम्भितः क्षीरसिन्धोः ।
को विन्ध्यः कश्च गौरीगुरुरिति मरुतामभ्युदस्तो विवेकः ॥utkallolasya lakṣmīṃ lavaṇajalanidhirlambhitaḥ kṣīrasindhoḥ |
ko vindhyaḥ kaśca gaurīgururiti marutāmabhyudasto vivekaḥ ||
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.
Lakshmi (laksmi, lakṣmī, लक्ष्मी): defined in 20 categories.
Lavanajalanidhi (lavaṇajalanidhi, लवणजलनिधि): defined in 1 categories.
Lambhita (लम्भित): defined in 1 categories.
Kshirasindhu (ksirasindhu, kṣīrasindhu, क्षीरसिन्धु): defined in 1 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Vindhya (विन्ध्य): defined in 13 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Gauriguru (gaurīguru, गौरीगुरु): defined in 1 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Marut (मरुत्): defined in 11 categories.
Abhi (अभि, abhī, अभी): defined in 5 categories.
Udasta (उदस्त): defined in 2 categories.
Viveka (विवेक): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vastushastra (architecture), Jain philosophy, Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “utkallolasya lakṣmīṃ lavaṇajalanidhirlambhitaḥ kṣīrasindhoḥ”
- Cannot analyse utkallolasya*la
- lakṣmīm -
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lakṣmī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- lavaṇajalanidhir -
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lavaṇajalanidhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- lambhitaḥ -
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lambhita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√lambh -> lambhita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √lambh class 1 verb]√labh -> lambhita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √labh]
- kṣīrasindhoḥ -
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kṣīrasindhu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “ko vindhyaḥ kaśca gaurīgururiti marutāmabhyudasto vivekaḥ”
- ko* -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vindhyaḥ -
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vindhya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kaś -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gaurīgurur -
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gaurīguru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- marutām -
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marut (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]marut (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- abhyu -
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abhi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]abhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]abhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]abhī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- udasto* -
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udasta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vivekaḥ -
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viveka (noun, masculine)[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 6420 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.