Sanskrit quote nr. 7281 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उष्णालु क्वचिदर्कधामनि मनाङ् निद्रालु शीतानिले ।
हालानां गृहयालु चुम्बदसकृल्लज्जालु जायामुखम् ॥uṣṇālu kvacidarkadhāmani manāṅ nidrālu śītānile |
hālānāṃ gṛhayālu cumbadasakṛllajjālu jāyāmukham ||
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.
Ushnalu (usnalu, uṣṇālu, उष्णालु): defined in 1 categories.
Ku (कु, kū, कू): defined in 11 categories.
Kva (क्व): defined in 2 categories.
Acit (अचित्): defined in 3 categories.
Arka (अर्क): defined in 22 categories.
Dhamani (dhāmanī, धामनी): defined in 10 categories.
Manak (manāk, मनाक्): defined in 5 categories.
Nidralu (nidrālu, निद्रालु): defined in 7 categories.
La (ल, lā, ला): defined in 10 categories.
Li (लि): defined in 7 categories.
Hala (hāla, हाल, hālā, हाला): defined in 16 categories.
Griha (grha, gṛhā, गृहा): defined in 15 categories.
Cumba (चुम्ब): defined in 3 categories.
Dasa (दस): defined in 19 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Lajjalu (lajjālu, लज्जालु): defined in 6 categories.
Ja (jā, जा): defined in 7 categories.
Jaya (jāyā, जाया): defined in 26 categories.
Ukha (उख): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Buddhism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Pali, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Prakrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Vastushastra (architecture), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “uṣṇālu kvacidarkadhāmani manāṅ nidrālu śītānile”
- uṣṇālu -
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uṣṇālu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]uṣṇālu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]uṣṇālu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- kva -
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ku (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ku (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- acid -
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acit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- arka -
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arka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]arka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhāmani -
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dhāmanī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]dhāman (noun, masculine)[locative single]dhāman (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- manāṅ -
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manāk (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nidrālu -
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nidrālu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nidrālu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nidrālu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- śītāni -
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śīta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√śi -> śīta (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √śi class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √śi class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √śi class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √śi class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śi class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śi class 5 verb]√śī -> śīta (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √śī class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śī class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śī class 4 verb]√śyā -> śīta (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √śyā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śyā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śyā class 1 verb]
- le -
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la (noun, masculine)[locative single]lā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]li (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “hālānāṃ gṛhayālu cumbadasakṛllajjālu jāyāmukham”
- hālānām -
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hāla (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]hālā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- gṛhayā -
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gṛhā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- alu -
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alu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- cumba -
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cumba (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√cumb (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- dasa -
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dasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṛl -
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kṛt (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- lajjālu -
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lajjālu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]lajjālu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]lajjālu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- jāyām -
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jā (noun, feminine)[locative single]jāyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ukham -
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ukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ukhā (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 7281 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.