Sanskrit quote nr. 1010 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्रिष्वञ्जनपुञ्जकान्ति जलद्रप्रायं च मूले दिशाम् ऊर्ध्वं नीलवितानकल्पभवनौ जम्बाललेपोपमम् ।
तीरे नीरनिधेस्तमालविटपिच्छायां च सायं शनैर् उद्गच्छत्यभिसारिकाप्रियतमप्रेमानुकूलं तमः ॥adriṣvañjanapuñjakānti jaladraprāyaṃ ca mūle diśām ūrdhvaṃ nīlavitānakalpabhavanau jambālalepopamam |
tīre nīranidhestamālaviṭapicchāyāṃ ca sāyaṃ śanair udgacchatyabhisārikāpriyatamapremānukūlaṃ tamaḥ ||
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.
Adri (अद्रि): defined in 10 categories.
Anjana (añjana, अञ्जन): defined in 19 categories.
Punja (puñja, पुञ्ज): defined in 10 categories.
Kanti (kāntī, कान्ती): defined in 16 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Prayam (prāyam, प्रायम्): defined in 2 categories.
Praya (prāya, प्राय): defined in 8 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Mula (mūla, मूल, mūlā, मूला): defined in 27 categories.
Disha (disa, diśā, दिशा): defined in 11 categories.
Dish (dis, diś, दिश्): defined in 8 categories.
Urdhvam (ūrdhvam, ऊर्ध्वम्): defined in 1 categories.
Urdhva (ūrdhva, ऊर्ध्व): defined in 12 categories.
Nila (nīla, नील): defined in 25 categories.
Vitanakalpa (vitānakalpa, वितानकल्प): defined in 1 categories.
Bhavana (भवन): defined in 27 categories.
Jambala (jambāla, जम्बाल): defined in 7 categories.
Lepa (लेप): defined in 10 categories.
Upama (उपम): defined in 11 categories.
Tira (tīra, तीर): defined in 8 categories.
Niranidhi (nīranidhi, नीरनिधि): defined in 1 categories.
Tamala (tamāla, तमाल): defined in 13 categories.
Vita (viṭa, विट): defined in 9 categories.
Piccha (picchā, पिच्छा): defined in 7 categories.
Sayam (sāyam, सायम्): defined in 7 categories.
Saya (sāya, साय): defined in 11 categories.
Tama (तम): defined in 13 categories.
Tamas (तमस्): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hindi, Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Buddhism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Shilpashastra (iconography), Jain philosophy, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy)
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: “adriṣvañjanapuñjakānti jaladraprāyaṃ ca mūle diśām ūrdhvaṃ nīlavitānakalpabhavanau jambālalepopamam”
- adriṣva -
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adri (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- añjana -
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añjana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]añjana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- puñja -
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puñja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kānti -
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kānti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kāntī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- jalad -
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√jal -> jalat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jal class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jal class 1 verb]
- ra -
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ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prāyam -
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prāyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]prāya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mūle -
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mūla (noun, masculine)[locative single]mūla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mūlā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√mūl (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- diśām -
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diśā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]diś (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- ūrdhvam -
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ūrdhvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ūrdhva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ūrdhva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nīla -
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nīla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nīla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√nīl (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vitānakalpa -
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vitānakalpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhavanau -
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bhavana (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- jambāla -
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jambāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jambāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lepo -
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lepa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√lap (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]√lep (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√lip (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- upamam -
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upama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]upama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]upamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “tīre nīranidhestamālaviṭapicchāyāṃ ca sāyaṃ śanair udgacchatyabhisārikāpriyatamapremānukūlaṃ tamaḥ”
- tīre -
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tīra (noun, masculine)[locative single]tīra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- nīranidhes -
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nīranidhi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- tamāla -
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tamāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tamāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viṭa -
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viṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- picchāyām -
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picchā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sāyam -
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sāyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sāya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√sā -> sāya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sā class 4 verb]√sā -> sāya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sā class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sā class 4 verb]
- Cannot analyse śanairudgacchatyabhisārikāpriyatamapremānukūlam*ta
- tamaḥ -
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tamas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tama (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 1010 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.