Sanskrit quote nr. 1107 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अधिभिल्लपल्लिगल्लं स्याद्बल्लवपल्लवोऽपि वाचालः ।
नागरनरवरपरिषदि कस्य मुखादक्षरं क्षरति ॥

adhibhillapalligallaṃ syādballavapallavo'pi vācālaḥ |
nāgaranaravarapariṣadi kasya mukhādakṣaraṃ kṣarati ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Bhilla (भिल्ल): defined in 7 categories.
Palli (pallī, पल्ली): defined in 8 categories.
Galla (गल्ल): defined in 6 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Ballava (बल्लव): defined in 4 categories.
Pallava (पल्लव): defined in 18 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Vacala (vācāla, वाचाल): defined in 8 categories.
Naga (nāga, नाग): defined in 26 categories.
Rava (रव): defined in 13 categories.
Isha (isa, iṣa, इष): defined in 14 categories.
Ishan (isan, iṣan, इषन्): defined in 2 categories.
Da (dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Akshara (aksara, akṣara, अक्षर): defined in 17 categories.
Ksharat (ksarat, kṣarat, क्षरत्): defined in 4 categories.
Ksharati (ksarati, kṣaratī, क्षरती): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Vastushastra (architecture), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hindi, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)

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: “adhibhillapalligallaṃ syādballavapallavo'pi vācālaḥ
  • adhi -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bhilla -
  • bhilla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • palli -
  • palli (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pallī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • gallam -
  • galla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • ballava -
  • ballava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pallavo' -
  • pallava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vācālaḥ -
  • vācāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nāgaranaravarapariṣadi kasya mukhādakṣaraṃ kṣarati
  • nāga -
  • nāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nāga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rana -
  • ran (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rava -
  • rava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ru (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rapa -
  • rap (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ri -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rai (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • iṣa -
  • iṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • di -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kasya -
  • 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]
  • mukhād -
  • mukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    mukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • akṣaram -
  • akṣara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akṣara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akṣarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṣar (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
    kṣar (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • kṣarati -
  • kṣar -> kṣarat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kṣar class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṣar class 2 verb]
    kṣar -> kṣarat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √kṣar class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṣar class 2 verb]
    kṣar -> kṣaratī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √kṣar class 2 verb]
    kṣar (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 1107 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.

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