Sanskrit quote nr. 8893 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्पूराम्बुनिषेकभाजि सरसैरम्भोजिनीनां दलैर् ।
आस्तीर्णेऽपि विवर्तमानवपुषोः स्रस्तस्रजि स्रस्तरे ॥karpūrāmbuniṣekabhāji sarasairambhojinīnāṃ dalair |
āstīrṇe'pi vivartamānavapuṣoḥ srastasraji srastare ||
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.
Karpura (karpūra, कर्पूर, karpūrā, कर्पूरा): defined in 15 categories.
Ambu (अम्बु): defined in 13 categories.
Sha (sa, ṣa, ष, ṣā, षा): defined in 9 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Bhaj (bhāj, भाज्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhaji (bhājī, भाजी): defined in 8 categories.
Bhajin (bhājin, भाजिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Sarasa (सरस): defined in 16 categories.
Ambhojini (ambhojinī, अम्भोजिनी): defined in 2 categories.
Astirna (āstīrṇa, आस्तीर्ण, āstīrṇā, आस्तीर्णा): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Vivarta (विवर्त): defined in 6 categories.
Anava (ānava, आनव): defined in 8 categories.
Push (pus, puṣ, पुष्): defined in 2 categories.
Sraj (स्रज्): defined in 6 categories.
Srastara (स्रस्तर): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Prakrit, Hindi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Hinduism
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: “karpūrāmbuniṣekabhāji sarasairambhojinīnāṃ dalair”
- karpūrā -
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karpūra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]karpūra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]karpūrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ambuni -
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ambu (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- ṣe -
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ṣa (noun, masculine)[locative single]ṣa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ka -
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ka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāji -
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bhājī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhājin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhājin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]bhāj (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhāj (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sarasair -
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sarasa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]sarasa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- ambhojinīnām -
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ambhojinī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- Cannot analyse dalair
- Line 2: “āstīrṇe'pi vivartamānavapuṣoḥ srastasraji srastare”
- āstīrṇe' -
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āstīrṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]āstīrṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]āstīrṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- vivartam -
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vivarta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ānava -
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ānava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ānava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- puṣoḥ -
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puṣ (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]puṣ (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- srasta -
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srasta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]srasta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sras -> srasta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sras class 1 verb]√sras -> srasta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sras class 1 verb]
- sraji -
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sraj (noun, feminine)[locative single]sraj (noun, masculine)[locative single]sraj (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- srastare -
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srastara (noun, masculine)[locative single]srastara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative 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 8893 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.