Sanskrit quote nr. 2275 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अभिनवनलिनीकिसलय- ।
मृणालवलयादि दवदहनराशिः ॥

abhinavanalinīkisalaya- |
mṛṇālavalayādi davadahanarāśiḥ ||

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.
Nalini (nalinī, नलिनी): defined in 13 categories.
Mrinalavalaya (mrnalavalaya, mṛṇālavalaya, मृणालवलय): defined in 2 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Davadahana (दवदहन): defined in 2 categories.
Rashi (rasi, rāśi, राशि): defined in 18 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, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Ayurveda (science of life), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil

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: “abhinavanalinīkisalaya-
  • abhinava -
  • abhinava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhinava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nalinī -
  • nalinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • kisalaya -
  • kisalaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “mṛṇālavalayādi davadahanarāśiḥ
  • mṛṇālavalayā -
  • mṛṇālavalaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adi -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • davadahana -
  • davadahana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rāśiḥ -
  • rāśi (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 2275 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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