Sanskrit quote nr. 1063 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधरे विनिहितवंशं चम्पककुसुमेन कल्पितोत्तंसम् ।
विनतं दधानमंसं वामं सततं नमामि जितकंसम् ॥adhare vinihitavaṃśaṃ campakakusumena kalpitottaṃsam |
vinataṃ dadhānamaṃsaṃ vāmaṃ satataṃ namāmi jitakaṃsam ||
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, adharā, अधरा): defined in 17 categories.
Vinihita (विनिहित): defined in 4 categories.
Vamsha (vamsa, vaṃśa, वंश): defined in 21 categories.
Campaka (चम्पक): defined in 14 categories.
Kusuma (कुसुम): defined in 16 categories.
Kalpita (कल्पित, kalpitā, कल्पिता): defined in 8 categories.
Uttamsa (uttaṃsa, उत्तंस): defined in 4 categories.
Vinatam (विनतम्): defined in 1 categories.
Vinata (विनत): defined in 11 categories.
Ma (म): defined in 10 categories.
Vamam (vāmam, वामम्): defined in 2 categories.
Vama (vāma, वाम): defined in 14 categories.
Satatam (सततम्): defined in 5 categories.
Satata (सतत): defined in 8 categories.
Jita (जित): defined in 13 categories.
Kamsa (kaṃsa, कंस): defined in 15 categories.
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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: “adhare vinihitavaṃśaṃ campakakusumena kalpitottaṃsam”
- adhare -
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adhara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]adhara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]adharā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dhṛ (verb class 1)[imperfect middle first single]
- vinihita -
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vinihita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vinihita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vaṃśam -
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vaṃśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- campaka -
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campaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]campaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kusumena -
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kusuma (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kusuma (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kalpito -
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kalpita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kalpita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kḷp -> kalpita (participle, masculine)[compound from √kḷp]√kḷp -> kalpita (participle, neuter)[compound from √kḷp]kalpitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kḷp -> kalpita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kḷp]√kḷp -> kalpita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kḷp]√kḷp -> kalpitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kḷp]√kḷp (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- uttaṃsam -
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uttaṃsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “vinataṃ dadhānamaṃsaṃ vāmaṃ satataṃ namāmi jitakaṃsam”
- vinatam -
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vinatam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vinata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vinata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vinatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dadhāna -
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√dhan (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√dhan (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- maṃ -
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ma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sam -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vāmam -
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vāmam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vāma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vāma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vāmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- satatam -
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satatam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]satata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]satata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]satatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- namāmi -
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√nam (verb class 1)[present active first single]
- jita -
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jita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ji -> jita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 9 verb]√ji -> jita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 9 verb]
- kaṃsam -
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kaṃsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kaṃsa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kaṃsā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 1063 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.