Sanskrit quote nr. 6627 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

उत्प्रवालान्यरण्यानि वाप्यः संफुल्लप कजाः ।
चन्द्रः पूर्णश्च कामेन पान्थदृष्टेर्विषं कृतम् ॥

utpravālānyaraṇyāni vāpyaḥ saṃphullapa kajāḥ |
candraḥ pūrṇaśca kāmena pānthadṛṣṭerviṣaṃ kṛtam ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Utpravala (utpravāla, उत्प्रवाल): defined in 1 categories.
Aranya (araṇya, अरण्य): defined in 14 categories.
Aranyani (araṇyānī, अरण्यानी): defined in 3 categories.
Vapi (vāpī, वापी): defined in 11 categories.
Vapya (vāpya, वाप्य): defined in 4 categories.
Samphulla (सम्फुल्ल): defined in 5 categories.
Pa (प): defined in 12 categories.
Kaja (कज, kajā, कजा): defined in 7 categories.
Candra (चन्द्र): defined in 23 categories.
Purna (pūrṇa, पूर्ण): defined in 19 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Kamena (kāmena, कामेन): defined in 1 categories.
Kama (kāma, काम): defined in 24 categories.
Pantha (pāntha, पान्थ): defined in 5 categories.
Drishti (drsti, dṛṣṭi, दृष्टि): defined in 19 categories.
Vish (vis, viṣ, विष्): defined in 8 categories.
Visha (visa, viṣa, विष): defined in 19 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Pali, Dharmashastra (religious law), Prakrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)

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: “utpravālānyaraṇyāni vāpyaḥ saṃphullapa kajāḥ
  • utpravālānya -
  • utpravāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • araṇyāni -
  • araṇyāni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    araṇyānī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    araṇya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vāpyaḥ -
  • vāpī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vāpya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    -> vāpya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √]
    vap -> vāpya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vap]
  • samphulla -
  • samphulla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samphulla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pa -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kajāḥ -
  • kaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “candraḥ pūrṇaśca kāmena pānthadṛṣṭerviṣaṃ kṛtam
  • candraḥ -
  • candra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pūrṇaś -
  • pūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāmena -
  • kāmena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kāma (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • pāntha -
  • pāntha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dṛṣṭer -
  • dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • viṣam -
  • viṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    viṣ (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    viṣ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kṛtam -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 6627 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.

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