Sanskrit quote nr. 7273 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उषसि मलयवासी जालमार्गप्रविष्टो ।
विकचकमलरेणुं व्याकिरन् मोहचूर्णम् ॥uṣasi malayavāsī jālamārgapraviṣṭo |
vikacakamalareṇuṃ vyākiran mohacūrṇam ||
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.
Ushas (usas, uṣas, उषस्): defined in 3 categories.
Ushasi (usasi, uṣasī, उषसी): defined in 1 categories.
Malaya (मलय): defined in 19 categories.
Vasi (vāsi, वासि, vāsī, वासी): defined in 16 categories.
Jalamarga (jālamārga, जालमार्ग): defined in 5 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Vi (वि): defined in 8 categories.
Tu (ṭu, टु): defined in 6 categories.
Vikaca (विकच): defined in 9 categories.
Kamala (कमल): defined in 22 categories.
Renu (reṇu, रेणु): defined in 13 categories.
Moha (मोह): defined in 22 categories.
Curna (cūrṇa, चूर्ण): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Nepali, Buddhism, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Shilpashastra (iconography)
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: “uṣasi malayavāsī jālamārgapraviṣṭo”
- uṣasi -
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uṣasī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]uṣas (noun, feminine)[locative single]uṣas (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- malaya -
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malaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√mal (verb class 10)[imperative active second single]
- vāsī -
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vāsī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]vāsi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vāsi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vāsin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jālamārga -
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jālamārga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viṣ -
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vi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ṭo -
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ṭu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “vikacakamalareṇuṃ vyākiran mohacūrṇam”
- vikaca -
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vikaca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vikaca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kamala -
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kamala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kamala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- reṇum -
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reṇu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Cannot analyse vyākiran*mo
- moha -
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moha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- cūrṇam -
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cūrṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cūrṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cūrṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 7273 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.