Sanskrit quote nr. 1506 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनुलेपनानि कुसुमान्यबलाः कृतमन्यवः पतिषु दीपशिखाः ।
समयेन तेन चिरसुप्तमनो- भवबोधनं सममबोधिषत ॥anulepanāni kusumānyabalāḥ kṛtamanyavaḥ patiṣu dīpaśikhāḥ |
samayena tena cirasuptamano- bhavabodhanaṃ samamabodhiṣata ||
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.
Anulepana (अनुलेपन): defined in 7 categories.
Kusuma (कुसुम): defined in 16 categories.
Abala (अबल, abalā, अबला): defined in 11 categories.
Kritamanyu (krtamanyu, kṛtamanyu, कृतमन्यु): defined in 1 categories.
Pati (पति): defined in 17 categories.
Samaya (समय): defined in 18 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tena (तेन): defined in 7 categories.
Cira (चिर): defined in 16 categories.
Supta (सुप्त): defined in 13 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Anas (अनस्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhava (भव): defined in 31 categories.
Bodhana (बोधन): defined in 9 categories.
Samam (समम्): defined in 6 categories.
Sama (सम): defined in 28 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “anulepanāni kusumānyabalāḥ kṛtamanyavaḥ patiṣu dīpaśikhāḥ”
- anulepanāni -
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anulepana (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kusumānya -
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kusuma (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- abalāḥ -
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abala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]abalā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kṛtamanyavaḥ -
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kṛtamanyu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kṛtamanyu (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- patiṣu -
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pati (noun, feminine)[locative plural]pati (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- dīpaśikhāḥ -
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dīpaśikhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “samayena tena cirasuptamano- bhavabodhanaṃ samamabodhiṣata”
- samayena -
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samaya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- cira -
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cira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cira (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- suptam -
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supta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]supta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]suptā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√svap -> supta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √svap class 2 verb]√svap -> supta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √svap class 2 verb], [accusative single from √svap class 2 verb]
- ano* -
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anas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhava -
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bhava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- bodhanam -
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bodhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bodhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- samam -
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samam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- abodhiṣata -
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√budh (verb class 1)[aorist middle third plural]√budh (verb class 4)[aorist middle third 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 1506 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.