Sanskrit quote nr. 1223 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनन्यक्षुण्णश्रीर्मलयवनजन्मायमनिलो निपीय स्वेदाम्बु स्मरमकरसंभुक्त्तविभवम् ।
विदर्भाणां भूरि प्रियतमपरीरम्भरभस- प्रसङ्गादेङ्गानि द्विगुणपुलकासञ्जि तनुते ॥ananyakṣuṇṇaśrīrmalayavanajanmāyamanilo nipīya svedāmbu smaramakarasaṃbhukttavibhavam |
vidarbhāṇāṃ bhūri priyatamaparīrambharabhasa- prasaṅgādeṅgāni dviguṇapulakāsañji tanute ||
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.
Ananya (अनन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Kshunna (ksunna, kṣuṇṇa, क्षुण्ण): defined in 5 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Malaya (मलय): defined in 19 categories.
Vana (वन): defined in 20 categories.
Ma (म): defined in 10 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Svedambu (svedāmbu, स्वेदाम्बु): defined in 1 categories.
Smara (स्मर): defined in 6 categories.
Akara (अकर): defined in 20 categories.
Bhuj (भुज्): defined in 6 categories.
Tta (त्त): defined in 2 categories.
Vibhava (विभव): defined in 21 categories.
Vidarbha (विदर्भ, vidarbhā, विदर्भा): defined in 10 categories.
Bhuri (bhūri, भूरि): defined in 10 categories.
Priyatama (प्रियतम): defined in 7 categories.
Parirambha (parīrambha, परीरम्भ): defined in 4 categories.
Rabhasa (रभस): defined in 6 categories.
Prasanga (prasaṅga, प्रसङ्ग): defined in 9 categories.
Ada (अद, adā, अदा): defined in 9 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Inga (iṅga, इङ्ग): defined in 4 categories.
Dviguna (dviguṇa, द्विगुण): defined in 6 categories.
Pulaka (पुलक): defined in 10 categories.
Asat (असत्): defined in 6 categories.
Ji (जि): defined in 6 categories.
Tanuta (tanutā, तनुता): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ayurveda (science of life), Jain philosophy, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Shilpashastra (iconography), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nepali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
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: “ananyakṣuṇṇaśrīrmalayavanajanmāyamanilo nipīya svedāmbu smaramakarasaṃbhukttavibhavam”
- ananya -
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ananya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ananya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣuṇṇa -
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kṣuṇṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣuṇṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṣud -> kṣuṇṇa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṣud class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṣud class 7 verb]√kṣud -> kṣuṇṇa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṣud class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṣud class 7 verb]
- śrīr -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative plural]śrī (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- malaya -
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malaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√mal (verb class 10)[imperative active second single]
- vana -
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vana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√van (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- janmāya -
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janma (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- ma -
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ma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nilo -
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- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]ni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- pīya -
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√pā -> pīya (absolutive)[absolutive from √pā]√pā -> pīya (absolutive)[absolutive from √pā]√pā -> pīya (absolutive)[absolutive from √pā]√pai -> pīya (absolutive)[absolutive from √pai]√pi -> pīya (absolutive)[absolutive from √pi]√pī -> pīya (absolutive)[absolutive from √pī]√pī -> pīya (absolutive)[absolutive from √pī]√pī -> pīya (absolutive)[absolutive from √pī]√pī -> pīya (absolutive)[absolutive from √pī]√pī (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]√pīy (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- svedāmbu -
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svedāmbu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- smaram -
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smara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]smara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]smarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- akara -
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akara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sam -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhuk -
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bhuk (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhuj (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhuj (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- tta -
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tta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vibhavam -
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vibhava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vibhava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vibhavā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “vidarbhāṇāṃ bhūri priyatamaparīrambharabhasa- prasaṅgādeṅgāni dviguṇapulakāsañji tanute”
- vidarbhāṇām -
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vidarbha (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]vidarbhā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- bhūri -
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bhūri (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhūri (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]bhūri (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- priyatama -
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priyatama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]priyatama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- parīrambha -
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parīrambha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- rabhasa -
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rabhasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rabhasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prasaṅgā -
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prasaṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ade -
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ada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]ada (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]adā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single], [dative single]ad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single], [dative single]
- iṅgāni -
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iṅga (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√iṅg (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- dviguṇa -
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dviguṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dviguṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pulakā -
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pulaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pulaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- asañ -
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asat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- ji -
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ji (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ji (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ji (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]jī (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- tanute -
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tanutā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√tan (verb class 8)[present middle third 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 1223 and can be found on page . (read on archive.org)
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