Sanskrit quote nr. 1114 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधिलवङ्गममी रजसाधिकं मलिनिताः सुमनोदलतालिनः ।
स्फुटमिति प्रसवेन पुरोऽहसत् सपदि कुन्दलता दलतालिनः ॥adhilavaṅgamamī rajasādhikaṃ malinitāḥ sumanodalatālinaḥ |
sphuṭamiti prasavena puro'hasat sapadi kundalatā dalatālinaḥ ||
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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.
Lavanga (lavaṅga, लवङ्ग): defined in 12 categories.
Amin (अमिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Rajas (रजस्): defined in 14 categories.
Rajasa (रजस, rajasā, रजसा): defined in 11 categories.
Adhikam (अधिकम्): defined in 2 categories.
Adhika (अधिक): defined in 11 categories.
Malinita (मलिनित, malinitā, मलिनिता): defined in 1 categories.
Sumana (सुमन): defined in 17 categories.
Alin (अलिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Alina (अलिन): defined in 6 categories.
Sphutam (sphuṭam, स्फुटम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sphuta (sphuṭa, स्फुट): defined in 11 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Prasava (प्रसव): defined in 7 categories.
Purah (puraḥ, पुरः): defined in 3 categories.
Pur (पुर्): defined in 5 categories.
Pura (पुर): defined in 18 categories.
Puru (पुरु): defined in 7 categories.
Sapadi (सपदि): defined in 4 categories.
Kunda (कुन्द): defined in 23 categories.
Lata (latā, लता): defined in 19 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Buddhist philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “adhilavaṅgamamī rajasādhikaṃ malinitāḥ sumanodalatālinaḥ”
- adhi -
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adhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]adhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- lavaṅgam -
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lavaṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lavaṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- amī -
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amin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- rajasā -
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rajasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rajasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]rajas (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rajas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]rajasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- adhikam -
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adhikam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]adhika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adhika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]adhikā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- malinitāḥ -
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malinita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]malinitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sumano -
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sumanas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sumanas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sumana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dalatā -
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√dal (verb class 1)[imperative active second plural]
- alinaḥ -
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alin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]alina (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sphuṭamiti prasavena puro'hasat sapadi kundalatā dalatālinaḥ”
- sphuṭam -
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sphuṭam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sphuṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sphuṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sphuṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- prasavena -
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prasava (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- puro' -
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puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]puraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pur (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]pura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]puru (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ahasat -
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√has (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]
- sapadi -
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sapadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kunda -
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kunda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kunda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- latā* -
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latā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dalatā -
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√dal (verb class 1)[imperative active second plural]
- alinaḥ -
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alin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]alina (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 1114 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.