Sanskrit quote nr. 8004 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतैरार्द्रतमालपत्रमलिनैरापीतसूर्यं नभो ।
वल्मीकाः शरताडिता इव गजाः सीदन्ति धाराहताः ॥etairārdratamālapatramalinairāpītasūryaṃ nabho |
valmīkāḥ śaratāḍitā iva gajāḥ sīdanti dhārāhatāḥ ||
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.
Eta (एत): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Ala (āla, आल): defined in 12 categories.
Pat (पत्): defined in 3 categories.
Rama (रम): defined in 25 categories.
Li (लि): defined in 7 categories.
Aira (ऐर, airā, ऐरा): defined in 4 categories.
Apita (apīta, अपीत): defined in 4 categories.
Surya (sūrya, सूर्य): defined in 22 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Bhu (भु): defined in 16 categories.
Valmika (valmīka, वल्मीक): defined in 12 categories.
Sharata (sarata, śaratā, शरता): defined in 10 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Gaja (गज, gajā, गजा): defined in 19 categories.
Sidat (sīdat, सीदत्): defined in 1 categories.
Dhara (dhāra, धार, dhārā, धारा): defined in 18 categories.
Ahata (अहत, ahatā, अहता): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Jain philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “etairārdratamālapatramalinairāpītasūryaṃ nabho”
- etair -
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eta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]eta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]etad (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]eṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- ārdratam -
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ārdratā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āla -
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āla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√al (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- pat -
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pat (noun, masculine)[compound]pad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- rama -
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rama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ram (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- linai -
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li (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- airā -
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aira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aira (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]airā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- apīta -
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apīta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]apīta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√pī (verb class 2)[imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
- sūryam -
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sūrya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sūrya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sūryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sūr class 10 verb]√sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sūr class 10 verb], [accusative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bho -
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bhu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]bhu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “valmīkāḥ śaratāḍitā iva gajāḥ sīdanti dhārāhatāḥ”
- valmīkāḥ -
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valmīka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- śaratā -
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śaratā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aḍitā -
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√aḍ (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- gajāḥ -
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gaja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gajā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sīdanti -
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√sad -> sīdat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √sad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sad class 1 verb]√sad -> sīdantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √sad class 1 verb]√sad (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- dhārā -
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dhāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dhārā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ahatāḥ -
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ahata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ahatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 8004 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.