Sanskrit quote nr. 723 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अत्रर्द्रचन्दनकुचार्पितसूत्रहार- सीमन्तचुम्बिसिचयस्फुटबाहुमूलः ।
दूर्वाप्रकाण्डरुचिरासु गुरूपभोगो गौडाङ्गनासु चिरमेष चकास्ति वेषः ॥atrardracandanakucārpitasūtrahāra- sīmantacumbisicayasphuṭabāhumūlaḥ |
dūrvāprakāṇḍarucirāsu gurūpabhogo gauḍāṅganāsu cirameṣa cakāsti veṣaḥ ||
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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.
Simanta (sīmanta, सीमन्त): defined in 9 categories.
Cumbin (चुम्बिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Sicaya (सिचय): defined in 4 categories.
Sphuta (sphuṭa, स्फुट): defined in 11 categories.
Mula (mūla, मूल): defined in 27 categories.
Durva (dūrva, दूर्व, dūrvā, दूर्वा): defined in 14 categories.
Aprakanda (aprakāṇḍa, अप्रकाण्ड): defined in 2 categories.
Rucira (rucirā, रुचिरा): defined in 12 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Upabhoga (उपभोग): defined in 9 categories.
Gauda (gauḍa, गौड): defined in 12 categories.
Angana (aṅganā, अङ्गना): defined in 14 categories.
Ciram (चिरम्): defined in 6 categories.
Cira (चिर): defined in 16 categories.
Vesha (vesa, veṣa, वेष): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Kavya (poetry), Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Hindi, Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Buddhist philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Jain philosophy, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Tamil
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: “atrardracandanakucārpitasūtrahāra- sīmantacumbisicayasphuṭabāhumūlaḥ”
- Cannot analyse atrardracandanakucārpitasūtrahāra*sī
- sīmanta -
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sīmanta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- cumbi -
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cumbin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cumbin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sicaya -
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sicaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sphuṭa -
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sphuṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sphuṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sphuṭ (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- bāhu -
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bāhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- mūlaḥ -
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mūla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “dūrvāprakāṇḍarucirāsu gurūpabhogo gauḍāṅganāsu cirameṣa cakāsti veṣaḥ”
- dūrvā -
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dūrva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dūrvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aprakāṇḍa -
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aprakāṇḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aprakāṇḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rucirāsu -
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rucirā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- gurū -
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guru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]guru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- upabhogo* -
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upabhoga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gauḍā -
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gauḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gauḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aṅganāsu -
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aṅganā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- ciram -
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ciram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cirā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- eṣa -
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eṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√eṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- cakāsti -
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√cakās (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- veṣaḥ -
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veṣa (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 723 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.