Sanskrit quote nr. 1094 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधिकरतलतल्पं कल्पितस्वापलीला- परिमिलननिमीलत्पाण्डिमा गण्डपाली ।
सुतनु कथय कस्य व्यञ्जयत्यञ्जसैव स्मरनरपतिलीलायौवराज्याभिषेकम् ॥adhikaratalatalpaṃ kalpitasvāpalīlā- parimilananimīlatpāṇḍimā gaṇḍapālī |
sutanu kathaya kasya vyañjayatyañjasaiva smaranarapatilīlāyauvarājyābhiṣekam ||
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.
Adhika (अधिक): defined in 11 categories.
Rata (रत): defined in 15 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Talpa (तल्प): defined in 6 categories.
Kalpita (कल्पित): defined in 8 categories.
Svapa (svāpa, स्वाप): defined in 5 categories.
Lila (līlā, लीला): defined in 15 categories.
Parimilana (परिमिलन): defined in 2 categories.
Nimi (निमि): defined in 7 categories.
Pat (pāt, पात्): defined in 3 categories.
Pa (प): defined in 12 categories.
Dima (ḍima, डिम): defined in 3 categories.
Gandapali (gaṇḍapālī, गण्डपाली): defined in 1 categories.
Sutanu (सुतनु): defined in 8 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Vya (व्य): defined in 3 categories.
Anjasa (añjasā, अञ्जसा, añjasa, अञ्जस): defined in 5 categories.
Anjas (añjas, अञ्जस्): defined in 3 categories.
Smarat (स्मरत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ili (ilī, इली): defined in 7 categories.
Laya (lāya, लाय): defined in 17 categories.
Varajya (varājya, वराज्य): defined in 1 categories.
Abhisheka (abhiseka, abhiṣeka, अभिषेक): defined in 20 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Buddhist philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Tamil, Hinduism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Shaiva philosophy, Buddhism, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Vastushastra (architecture), Gitashastra (science of music), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “adhikaratalatalpaṃ kalpitasvāpalīlā- parimilananimīlatpāṇḍimā gaṇḍapālī”
- adhika -
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adhika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adhika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rata -
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rata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ram -> rata (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]√ram -> rata (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]
- la -
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la (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- talpam -
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talpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]talpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kalpita -
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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]√kḷp -> kalpita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kḷp]√kḷp -> kalpita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kḷp]
- svāpa -
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svāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- līlā -
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līlā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- parimilana -
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parimilana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nimī -
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nimi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ilat -
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√il -> ilat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √il class 6 verb], [vocative single from √il class 6 verb], [accusative single from √il class 6 verb]
- pāṇ -
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pāt (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√pā -> pāt (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pāt (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pā class 2 verb]pa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ḍimā* -
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ḍima (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- gaṇḍapālī -
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gaṇḍapālī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- Line 2: “sutanu kathaya kasya vyañjayatyañjasaiva smaranarapatilīlāyauvarājyābhiṣekam”
- sutanu -
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sutanu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sutanu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sutanu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- kathaya -
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√kath (verb class 10)[imperative active second single]
- kasya -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]
- vya -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- añjayatya -
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√añj -> añjayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √añj]√añj -> añjayat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √añj], [vocative dual from √añj], [accusative dual from √añj], [locative single from √añj]√añj (verb class 0)[present active third single]
- añjasai -
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añjasā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]añjasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]añjasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]añjas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]añjasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- smaran -
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√smṛ -> smarat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
- arapat -
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√rap (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]
- ilī -
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ilī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- lāyau -
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lāya (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- varājyā -
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varājya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- abhiṣekam -
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abhiṣeka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative 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 1094 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.