Sanskrit quote nr. 6527 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्तालालकभञ्जनानि कबरीपाशेषु शिक्षारसो ।
दन्तानां परिकर्म नीविनहनं भ्रूलास्ययोग्याग्रहः ॥uttālālakabhañjanāni kabarīpāśeṣu śikṣāraso |
dantānāṃ parikarma nīvinahanaṃ bhrūlāsyayogyāgrahaḥ ||
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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.
Uttala (uttāla, उत्ताल, uttālā, उत्ताला): defined in 5 categories.
Alaka (अलक): defined in 14 categories.
Bhanjana (bhañjana, भञ्जन): defined in 7 categories.
Pasha (pasa, pāśa, पाश): defined in 20 categories.
Shiksha (siksa, śikṣa, शिक्ष, śikṣā, शिक्षा): defined in 15 categories.
Ara (अर): defined in 18 categories.
Danta (दन्त): defined in 20 categories.
Parikarman (परिकर्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Nivi (nīvī, नीवी): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Hana (हन): defined in 8 categories.
Han (हन्): defined in 5 categories.
Lasya (lāsyā, लास्या): defined in 6 categories.
Uksh (uks, ukṣ, उक्ष्): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Agraha (अग्रह): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Ayurveda (science of life), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “uttālālakabhañjanāni kabarīpāśeṣu śikṣāraso”
- uttālā -
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uttāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uttāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]uttālā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- alaka -
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alaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]alaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhañjanāni -
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bhañjana (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kaba -
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√kab (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- rī -
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rī (noun, feminine)[compound]
- pāśeṣu -
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pāśa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- śikṣā -
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śikṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śikṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√śikṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√śak (verb class 0)[imperative active second single]
- ara -
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ara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ṛ (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√ṛ (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√ṛ (verb class 5)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- so -
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so (noun, feminine)[compound]
- Line 2: “dantānāṃ parikarma nīvinahanaṃ bhrūlāsyayogyāgrahaḥ”
- dantānām -
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danta (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- parikarma -
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parikarman (noun, masculine)[compound]parikarman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- nīvi -
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nīvi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nīvī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hanam -
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hana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]han (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- bhrū -
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bhrū (noun, feminine)[compound]
- lāsyayo -
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lāsyā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]√las -> lāsyā (participle, feminine)[instrumental single from √las class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √las]
- ug -
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ukṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ukṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- agrahaḥ -
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agraha (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 6527 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.