Sanskrit quote nr. 1105 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधिदेहलि हन्त हेमवल्ली शरदिन्दुः सरसीरुहे शयानः ।
अधिखञ्जनचञ्चु मौक्तिकाली फलितं कस्य सुजन्मनस्तपोभिः ॥adhidehali hanta hemavallī śaradinduḥ sarasīruhe śayānaḥ |
adhikhañjanacañcu mauktikālī phalitaṃ kasya sujanmanastapobhiḥ ||
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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.
Dehali (dehalī, देहली): defined in 7 categories.
Hanta (हन्त): defined in 7 categories.
Hemavalli (hemavallī, हेमवल्ली): defined in 3 categories.
Sharad (sarad, śarad, शरद्): defined in 4 categories.
Indu (इन्दु): defined in 14 categories.
Sarasiruh (sarasīruh, सरसीरुह्): defined in 1 categories.
Sarasiruha (sarasīruha, सरसीरुह): defined in 3 categories.
Khanjana (khañjana, खञ्जन): defined in 7 categories.
Cancu (cañcu, चञ्चु, cañcū, चञ्चू): defined in 9 categories.
Mauktika (मौक्तिक, mauktikā, मौक्तिका): defined in 9 categories.
Ali (अलि): defined in 16 categories.
Alin (अलिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Phalita (फलित): defined in 8 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Sujanman (सुजन्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Tapas (तपस्): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Jainism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pali, Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hinduism, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain 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: “adhidehali hanta hemavallī śaradinduḥ sarasīruhe śayānaḥ”
- adhi -
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adhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]adhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- dehali -
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dehalī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- hanta -
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hanta (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- hemavallī -
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hemavallī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- śarad -
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śarad (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- induḥ -
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indu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sarasīruhe -
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sarasīruh (noun, masculine)[dative single]sarasīruh (noun, neuter)[dative single]sarasīruha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- śayānaḥ -
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śayāna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śī -> śayāna (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śī class 2 verb]
- Line 2: “adhikhañjanacañcu mauktikālī phalitaṃ kasya sujanmanastapobhiḥ”
- adhi -
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adhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]adhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- khañjana -
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khañjana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]khañjana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cañcu -
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cañcu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cañcu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cañcu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]cañcū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- mauktikā -
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mauktika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mauktika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]mauktikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- alī -
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ali (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]alin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- phalitam -
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phalita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]phalita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]phalitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√phal -> phalita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √phal class 1 verb]√phal -> phalita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √phal class 1 verb], [accusative single from √phal class 1 verb]
- 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]
- sujanmanas -
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sujanman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]sujanman (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- tapobhiḥ -
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tapas (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
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 1105 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.