Sanskrit quote nr. 1047 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधरं किल बिम्बनामकं फलमस्मादिति भव्यमन्वयम् ।
लभतेऽधरबिम्बमित्यदः पदमस्या रदनच्छदं वदत् ॥adharaṃ kila bimbanāmakaṃ phalamasmāditi bhavyamanvayam |
labhate'dharabimbamityadaḥ padamasyā radanacchadaṃ vadat ||
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.
Adhara (अधर): defined in 17 categories.
Kila (किल): defined in 16 categories.
Bimba (बिम्ब): defined in 19 categories.
Namaka (nāmaka, नामक): defined in 7 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavya (भव्य): defined in 11 categories.
Anvaya (अन्वय): defined in 12 categories.
Itya (इत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ada (अद): defined in 9 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Asi (असि, asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Radanacchada (रदनच्छद): defined in 2 categories.
Vadat (वदत्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Nepali, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
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: “adharaṃ kila bimbanāmakaṃ phalamasmāditi bhavyamanvayam”
- adharam -
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adhara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adhara (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]√dhṛ (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- kila -
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kila (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kil (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- bimba -
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bimba (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bimba (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nāmakam -
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nāmaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nāmaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- phalam -
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phala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]phala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]phalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- asmād -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[ablative single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[ablative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- bhavyam -
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bhavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anvayam -
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anvaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “labhate'dharabimbamityadaḥ padamasyā radanacchadaṃ vadat”
- labhate' -
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√labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- adhara -
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adhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]adhara (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- bimbam -
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bimba (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bimba (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bimbā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- itya -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]itya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]itya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> itya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- adaḥ -
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ada (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ad (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]ad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]√dṝ (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
- padam -
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pada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- asyā* -
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asi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]asī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]iyam (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- radanacchadam -
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radanacchada (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- vadat -
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√vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vad class 1 verb]
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 1047 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.