Sanskrit quote nr. 2141 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अप्यामीलितपङ्कजां कमलिनीमप्युल्लसत्पल्लवां ।
वासन्तीमपि सौधभित्तिपतितामात्मप्रतिच्छायिकाम् ॥apyāmīlitapaṅkajāṃ kamalinīmapyullasatpallavāṃ |
vāsantīmapi saudhabhittipatitāmātmapraticchāyikām ||
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.
Apya (apyā, अप्या): defined in 8 categories.
Ili (īlī, ईली): defined in 7 categories.
Tap (तप्): defined in 4 categories.
Anka (aṅka, अङ्क): defined in 14 categories.
Ja (jā, जा): defined in 7 categories.
Kamalini (kamalinī, कमलिनी): defined in 6 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ullasat (उल्लसत्): defined in 2 categories.
Pallava (पल्लव): defined in 18 categories.
Vasanti (vāsantī, वासन्ती): defined in 8 categories.
Saudha (सौध): defined in 8 categories.
Patita (patitā, पतिता): defined in 15 categories.
Praticchayika (praticchāyikā, प्रतिच्छायिका): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Prakrit, Tamil, Hindi, Jainism, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “apyāmīlitapaṅkajāṃ kamalinīmapyullasatpallavāṃ”
- apyām -
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apyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- īli -
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īli (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]īlī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- tap -
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tap (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- aṅka -
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aṅka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√aṅk (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- jām -
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jā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kamalinīm -
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kamalinī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- apyu -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ullasat -
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ullasat (noun, masculine)[compound]ullasat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pallavā -
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pallava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pallava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “vāsantīmapi saudhabhittipatitāmātmapraticchāyikām”
- vāsantīm -
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vāsantī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- saudha -
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saudha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saudha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhitti -
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bhitti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- patitām -
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patitā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√pat -> patitā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √pat class 1 verb]
- ātma -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[compound]
- praticchāyikām -
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praticchāyikā (noun, feminine)[accusative 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 2141 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.