Sanskrit quote nr. 8828 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्णिकारलताः फुल्लकुसुमाकुलषट्पदाः ।
सकज्जलशिखा रेजुर् दीपमाला इवोज्ज्वलाः ॥karṇikāralatāḥ phullakusumākulaṣaṭpadāḥ |
sakajjalaśikhā rejur dīpamālā ivojjvalāḥ ||
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.
Karnikara (karṇikāra, कर्णिकार): defined in 11 categories.
Lata (latā, लता): defined in 19 categories.
Phulla (फुल्ल): defined in 11 categories.
Kusuma (कुसुम): defined in 16 categories.
Akula (अकुल): defined in 8 categories.
Shatpada (satpada, ṣaṭpada, षट्पद, ṣaṭpadā, षट्पदा): defined in 9 categories.
Kajjala (कज्जल): defined in 8 categories.
Shikha (sikha, śikha, शिख, śikhā, शिखा): defined in 20 categories.
Dipamala (dīpamālā, दीपमाला): defined in 3 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Ujjvala (उज्ज्वल, ujjvalā, उज्ज्वला): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), 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: “karṇikāralatāḥ phullakusumākulaṣaṭpadāḥ”
- karṇikāra -
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karṇikāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]karṇikāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- latāḥ -
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latā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- phulla -
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phulla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]phulla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√phull (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kusumā -
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kusuma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kusuma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- akula -
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akula (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akula (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ṣaṭpadāḥ -
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ṣaṭpada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ṣaṭpadā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “sakajjalaśikhā rejur dīpamālā ivojjvalāḥ”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kajjala -
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kajjala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kajjala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śikhā* -
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śikha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śikhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- rejur -
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√rāj (verb class 1)[perfect active third plural]√raj (verb class 1)[perfect active third plural]√raj (verb class 4)[perfect active third plural]
- dīpamālā* -
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dīpamālā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ivo -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ujjvalāḥ -
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ujjvala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ujjvalā (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 8828 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.