Sanskrit quote nr. 2274 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अभिनवजवापुष्पस्पर्धी तवाधरपल्लवो ।
हसितकुसुमोन्मेषच्छायादरच्छुरितान्तरः ॥

abhinavajavāpuṣpaspardhī tavādharapallavo |
hasitakusumonmeṣacchāyādaracchuritāntaraḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Abhinava (अभिनव): defined in 9 categories.
Javapushpa (javapuspa, javāpuṣpa, जवापुष्प): defined in 1 categories.
Spardhin (स्पर्धिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Hasita (हसित): defined in 7 categories.
Kusuma (कुसुम): defined in 15 categories.
Unma (unmā, उन्मा): defined in 1 categories.
Ishat (isat, īṣat, ईषत्): defined in 4 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Churita (छुरित): defined in 3 categories.
Tara (तर): defined in 26 categories.
Taras (तरस्): defined in 3 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Gitashastra (science of music)

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: “abhinavajavāpuṣpaspardhī tavādharapallavo
  • abhinava -
  • abhinava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhinava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • javāpuṣpa -
  • javāpuṣpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • spardhī -
  • spardhin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse tavādharapallavo
  • Line 2: “hasitakusumonmeṣacchāyādaracchuritāntaraḥ
  • hasita -
  • hasita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hasita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    has -> hasita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √has class 1 verb]
    has -> hasita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √has class 1 verb]
  • kusumo -
  • kusuma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kusuma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • unme -
  • unmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • īṣacch -
  • īṣat (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    īṣat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    īṣat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śāyād -
  • śāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śāya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śā -> śāya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √śā class 3 verb], [ablative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā -> śāya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √śā class 3 verb], [ablative single from √śā class 4 verb]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ra -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ac -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • churitān -
  • churita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    chur -> churita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √chur]
  • taraḥ -
  • taras (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    taras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 2274 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.

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