Sanskrit quote nr. 1486 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनुमतिसरसं विमुच्य चूतं नवनवमञ्जुलमञ्जरीपरीतम् ।
अपि पिकदयिते कथं मतिस्ते घटयति निश्फलपिप्पलेऽवलेपम् ॥anumatisarasaṃ vimucya cūtaṃ navanavamañjulamañjarīparītam |
api pikadayite kathaṃ matiste ghaṭayati niśphalapippale'valepam ||
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.
Sarasam (सरसम्): defined in 2 categories.
Sarasa (सरस): defined in 16 categories.
Cuta (cūta, चूत): defined in 11 categories.
Navanava (नवनव): defined in 1 categories.
Manjula (mañjula, मञ्जुल): defined in 6 categories.
Manjari (mañjarī, मञ्जरी): defined in 13 categories.
Parita (parīta, परीत): defined in 7 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Pika (पिक): defined in 9 categories.
Dayita (दयित, dayitā, दयिता): defined in 6 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Mati (मति): defined in 16 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ghatayat (ghaṭayat, घटयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tamil, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Hinduism, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
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: “anumatisarasaṃ vimucya cūtaṃ navanavamañjulamañjarīparītam”
- anumati -
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anumati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- sarasam -
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sarasam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sarasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarasā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vimucya -
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- cūtam -
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cūta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- navanava -
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navanava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]navanava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mañjula -
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mañjula (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mañjula (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mañjarī -
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mañjarī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- parītam -
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parīta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]parīta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]parītā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “api pikadayite kathaṃ matiste ghaṭayati niśphalapippale'valepam”
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- pika -
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pika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dayite -
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dayita (noun, masculine)[locative single]dayita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dayitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- matis -
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mati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]mati (noun, masculine)[nominative 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]
- ghaṭayati -
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√ghaṭ -> ghaṭayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √ghaṭ]√ghaṭ -> ghaṭayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √ghaṭ]√ghaṭ (verb class 0)[present active third single]
- Cannot analyse niśphalapippale'valepam
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 1486 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.