Sanskrit quote nr. 7775 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एणी याति विलोक्य बालशलभान् शष्पाङ्कुरादित्सया ।
छत्रीकुड्मलकानि रक्षति चिरादण्डभ्रमाद् कुक्कुटी ॥eṇī yāti vilokya bālaśalabhān śaṣpāṅkurāditsayā |
chatrīkuḍmalakāni rakṣati cirādaṇḍabhramād kukkuṭī ||
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.
Eni (eṇī, एणी): defined in 7 categories.
Yat (yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Vilokya (विलोक्य): defined in 2 categories.
Bala (bāla, बाल): defined in 30 categories.
Shalabha (salabha, śalabha, शलभ): defined in 9 categories.
Shashpa (saspa, śaṣpa, शष्प): defined in 5 categories.
Ankura (aṅkura, अङ्कुर): defined in 14 categories.
Aditsa (āditsā, आदित्सा): defined in 1 categories.
Chad (छद्): defined in 4 categories.
Kudmala (kuḍmala, कुड्मल): defined in 5 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Rakshat (raksat, rakṣat, रक्षत्): defined in 1 categories.
Cirat (cirāt, चिरात्): defined in 2 categories.
Cira (चिर): defined in 16 categories.
Cirad (cirād, चिराद्): defined in 1 categories.
Anda (aṇḍa, अण्ड): defined in 13 categories.
Kukkuti (kukkuṭi, कुक्कुटि, kukkuṭī, कुक्कुटी): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Kannada, Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Purana (epic history), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “eṇī yāti vilokya bālaśalabhān śaṣpāṅkurāditsayā”
- eṇī -
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eṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- yāti -
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yāt (noun, masculine)[locative single]yāt (noun, neuter)[locative single]√yā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- vilokya -
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vilokya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vilokya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bāla -
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bāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śalabhān -
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śalabha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- śaṣpā -
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śaṣpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aṅkurā -
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aṅkura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- āditsayā -
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āditsā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “chatrīkuḍmalakāni rakṣati cirādaṇḍabhramād kukkuṭī”
- chat -
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chad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]chad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- rī -
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rī (noun, feminine)[compound]
- kuḍmala -
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kuḍmala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kuḍmala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāni -
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ka (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- rakṣati -
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√rakṣ -> rakṣat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]√rakṣ -> rakṣat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]√rakṣ (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- cirād -
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cirāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]cira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]cirād (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- aṇḍa -
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aṇḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhramād -
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- kukkuṭī -
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kukkuṭī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kukkuṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 7775 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.