Sanskrit quote nr. 8235 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ओष्ठाग्रं स्फुरतीक्षणे विचलतः कूपोदरे मत्स्यवद् ।
धम्मिल्लः कुसुमाञ्चितो विगलितः प्राप्नोति बन्धं पुनः ॥oṣṭhāgraṃ sphuratīkṣaṇe vicalataḥ kūpodare matsyavad |
dhammillaḥ kusumāñcito vigalitaḥ prāpnoti bandhaṃ punaḥ ||
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.
Oshtha (ostha, oṣṭha, ओष्ठ): defined in 11 categories.
Agram (अग्रम्): defined in 1 categories.
Agra (अग्र): defined in 15 categories.
Sphurat (स्फुरत्): defined in 6 categories.
Kshana (ksana, kṣaṇa, क्षण): defined in 13 categories.
Vicala (विचल): defined in 5 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Kupa (kūpa, कूप): defined in 16 categories.
Udara (उदर): defined in 18 categories.
Dhammilla (धम्मिल्ल): defined in 5 categories.
Kusuma (कुसुम): defined in 16 categories.
Ancita (añcita, अञ्चित): defined in 5 categories.
Vigalita (विगलित): defined in 6 categories.
Pra (प्र, prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Bandha (बन्ध): defined in 21 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Buddhism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pali, Prakrit, Tamil, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Jain philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “oṣṭhāgraṃ sphuratīkṣaṇe vicalataḥ kūpodare matsyavad”
- oṣṭhā -
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oṣṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- agram -
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agram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]agra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]agra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]agrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sphuratī -
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sphurat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sphur class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sphur class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sphur class 6 verb]
- kṣaṇe -
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kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- vicala -
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vicala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vicala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- taḥ -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kūpo -
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kūpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- udare -
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udara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- Cannot analyse matsyavad
- Line 2: “dhammillaḥ kusumāñcito vigalitaḥ prāpnoti bandhaṃ punaḥ”
- dhammillaḥ -
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dhammilla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kusumā -
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kusuma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kusuma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- añcito* -
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añcita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√añc -> añcita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √añc]
- vigalitaḥ -
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vigalita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prā -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]prā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- āpnoti -
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√āp (verb class 5)[present active third single]
- bandham -
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bandha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]√bandh -> bandham (absolutive)[absolutive from √bandh]√bandh -> bandham (absolutive)[absolutive from √bandh]√bandh -> bandham (absolutive)[absolutive from √bandh]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive 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 8235 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.