Sanskrit quote nr. 1250 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनया रत्नसमृद्ध्या सागर लहलहसि किमिह लहरीभिः ।
त्वद्वल्लभा वराक्यो वहन्ति वर्षासु वारीणि ॥anayā ratnasamṛddhyā sāgara lahalahasi kimiha laharībhiḥ |
tvadvallabhā varākyo vahanti varṣāsu vārīṇi ||
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.
Anaya (अनय): defined in 7 categories.
Ratna (रत्न): defined in 19 categories.
Samriddhi (samrddhi, samṛddhi, समृद्धि): defined in 8 categories.
Sagara (sāgara, सागर): defined in 23 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Hala (हल): defined in 16 categories.
Ha (ह): defined in 8 categories.
Han (हन्): defined in 5 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Lahari (laharī, लहरी): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vallabha (वल्लभ, vallabhā, वल्लभा): defined in 12 categories.
Varaki (varākī, वराकी): defined in 3 categories.
Vahanti (vahantī, वहन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Vahat (वहत्): defined in 1 categories.
Varsha (varsa, varṣā, वर्षा): defined in 17 categories.
Vari (vāri, वारि): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali
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: “anayā ratnasamṛddhyā sāgara lahalahasi kimiha laharībhiḥ”
- anayā* -
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anaya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ratna -
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ratna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ratna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- samṛddhyā -
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samṛddhi (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- sāgara -
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sāgara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sāgara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- la -
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la (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- hala -
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hala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√hal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ha -
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ha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]han (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- si -
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si (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- laharībhiḥ -
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laharī (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “tvadvallabhā varākyo vahanti varṣāsu vārīṇi”
- tvad -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[ablative single]
- vallabhā* -
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vallabha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vallabhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- varākyo* -
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varākī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- vahanti -
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vahantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√vah -> vahat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vah class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vah class 1 verb]√vah -> vahantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vah class 1 verb]√vah (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- varṣāsu -
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varṣā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- vārīṇi -
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vāri (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 1250 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.