Sanskrit quote nr. 1976 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपां मूले लीनं क्षणपरिचितं चन्दनरसे ।
मुणालीहारादौ कृतलघुपदं चन्द्रमसि च ॥apāṃ mūle līnaṃ kṣaṇaparicitaṃ candanarase |
muṇālīhārādau kṛtalaghupadaṃ candramasi ca ||
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.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Mula (mūla, मूल, mūlā, मूला): defined in 27 categories.
Lina (līna, लीन): defined in 13 categories.
Kshana (ksana, kṣaṇa, क्षण): defined in 13 categories.
Paricit (परिचित्): defined in 1 categories.
Paricita (परिचित): defined in 6 categories.
Candanarasa (चन्दनरस): defined in 1 categories.
Ali (अलि): defined in 16 categories.
Alin (अलिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Hara (hāra, हार, hārā, हारा): defined in 18 categories.
Ada (अद): defined in 9 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Laghu (लघु): defined in 16 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Candramas (चन्द्रमस्): defined in 5 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Buddhism, Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Buddhist philosophy, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), 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: “apāṃ mūle līnaṃ kṣaṇaparicitaṃ candanarase”
- apām -
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ap (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]ap (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]√pā (verb class 1)[aorist active first single]√pā (verb class 2)[imperfect active first single], [aorist active first single]√pā (verb class 2)[imperfect active first single]
- mūle -
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mūla (noun, masculine)[locative single]mūla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mūlā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√mūl (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- līnam -
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līna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]līna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]līnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√lī -> līna (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √lī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lī class 4 verb], [accusative single from √lī class 9 verb]√lī -> līna (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √lī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lī class 1 verb], [nominative single from √lī class 4 verb], [accusative single from √lī class 4 verb], [nominative single from √lī class 9 verb], [accusative single from √lī class 9 verb]
- kṣaṇa -
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kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paricitam -
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paricita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]paricita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]paricitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]paricit (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- candanarase -
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candanarasa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “muṇālīhārādau kṛtalaghupadaṃ candramasi ca”
- muṇā -
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√muṇ (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- alī -
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ali (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]alin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hārā -
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hāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]hārā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- adau -
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ada (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ad (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kṛta -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 1)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural], [injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[injunctive middle third single]
- laghu -
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laghu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]laghu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]laghu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]laghu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- padam -
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pada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- candramasi -
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candramas (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 1976 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.