Sanskrit quote nr. 1274 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनल्पं संतापं शमयति मनोजन्मजनितं तथा शीतं स्फीतं हिमवति निशीथे ग्लपयति ।
तदेवं कोऽप्यूष्मा रमणपरिरम्भोत्सवमिलत्- पुरन्ध्रीनीरन्ध्रस्तनकलशजन्मा विजयते ॥analpaṃ saṃtāpaṃ śamayati manojanmajanitaṃ tathā śītaṃ sphītaṃ himavati niśīthe glapayati |
tadevaṃ ko'pyūṣmā ramaṇaparirambhotsavamilat- purandhrīnīrandhrastanakalaśajanmā vijayate ||
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.
Analpa (अनल्प): defined in 4 categories.
Shamayat (samayat, śamayat, शमयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Janita (जनित): defined in 8 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Sphita (sphīta, स्फीत): defined in 5 categories.
Himavat (हिमवत्): defined in 10 categories.
Himavati (himavatī, हिमवती): defined in 4 categories.
Nishitha (nisitha, niśītha, निशीथ): defined in 6 categories.
Gla (ग्ल): defined in 3 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Ve (वे): defined in 5 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ramana (ramaṇa, रमण): defined in 14 categories.
Parirambha (परिरम्भ): defined in 4 categories.
Utsava (उत्सव): defined in 10 categories.
Purandhri (पुरन्ध्रि, purandhrī, पुरन्ध्री): defined in 2 categories.
Nirandhra (nīrandhra, नीरन्ध्र): defined in 3 categories.
Tana (तन): defined in 15 categories.
Kalashajanman (kalasajanman, kalaśajanman, कलशजन्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Vijaya (विजय): defined in 27 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Kannada, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jainism, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Jain philosophy, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Buddhism, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Gitashastra (science of music), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “analpaṃ saṃtāpaṃ śamayati manojanmajanitaṃ tathā śītaṃ sphītaṃ himavati niśīthe glapayati”
- analpam -
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analpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]analpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]analpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- santāpam -
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santāpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- śamayati -
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√śam -> śamayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śam]√śam -> śamayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √śam]√śam (verb class 0)[present active third single]
- manojanma -
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manojanman (noun, masculine)[compound]
- janitam -
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janita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]janita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]janitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jan -> janita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √jan]√jan -> janita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √jan]√jan -> janitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √jan]√jan -> janita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √jan class 10 verb], [accusative single from √jan]√jan -> janita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jan class 10 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 10 verb], [nominative single from √jan], [accusative single from √jan]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śītam -
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śīta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śīta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śītā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śi -> śīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śi class 3 verb], [accusative single from √śi class 5 verb]√śi -> śīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śi class 3 verb], [accusative single from √śi class 3 verb], [nominative single from √śi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śi class 5 verb]√śī -> śīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śī class 4 verb]√śī -> śīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śī class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śī class 4 verb]√śyā -> śīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śyā class 1 verb]√śyā -> śīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śyā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śyā class 1 verb]
- sphītam -
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sphīta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sphīta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sphītā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sphā -> sphīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sphā class 1 verb]√sphā -> sphīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sphā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sphā class 1 verb]
- himavati -
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himavatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]himavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]himavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- niśīthe -
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niśītha (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- gla -
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gla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- payati -
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√pay -> payat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √pay class 1 verb]√pay -> payat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √pay class 1 verb]√pi -> payat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √pi class 1 verb]√pi -> payat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √pi class 1 verb]√pī -> payat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √pī class 1 verb]√pī -> payat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √pī class 1 verb]√pay (verb class 1)[present active third single]√pi (verb class 1)[present active third single]√pī (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “tadevaṃ ko'pyūṣmā ramaṇaparirambhotsavamilat- purandhrīnīrandhrastanakalaśajanmā vijayate”
- tade -
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- vam -
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va (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]va (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vā (noun, feminine)[adverb]ve (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ko' -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- apyū -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ūṣmā* -
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ūṣmā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ramaṇa -
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ramaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ramaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- parirambho -
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parirambha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- utsavam -
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utsava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ilat -
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√il -> ilat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √il class 6 verb], [vocative single from √il class 6 verb], [accusative single from √il class 6 verb]
- purandhrī -
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purandhrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]purandhri (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- nīrandhras -
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nīrandhra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tana -
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tana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√tan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kalaśajanmā -
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kalaśajanman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vijaya -
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vijaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vijaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
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It has serial number 1274 and can be found on page . (read on archive.org)
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