Sanskrit quote nr. 2280 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभिनवपुलकालीमण्डिता गण्डपाली ।
निगदति विनिगूढानन्दहिन्दोलिचेतः ॥abhinavapulakālīmaṇḍitā gaṇḍapālī |
nigadati vinigūḍhānandahindolicetaḥ ||
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.
Abhinava (अभिनव): defined in 9 categories.
Pulaka (पुलक): defined in 10 categories.
Ali (āli, आलि, ālī, आली): defined in 16 categories.
Alin (ālin, आलिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Mandita (maṇḍita, मण्डित, maṇḍitā, मण्डिता): defined in 11 categories.
Gandapali (gaṇḍapālī, गण्डपाली): defined in 1 categories.
Niga (निग): defined in 4 categories.
Dat (दत्): defined in 3 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Gudha (gūḍha, गूढ): defined in 12 categories.
Hindoli (hindolī, हिन्दोली): defined in 2 categories.
Cetri (cetr, cetṛ, चेतृ): defined in 2 categories.
Cetas (चेतस्): defined in 9 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), Ayurveda (science of life), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “abhinavapulakālīmaṇḍitā gaṇḍapālī”
- abhinava -
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abhinava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]abhinava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pulakā -
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pulaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pulaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ālī -
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ālī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]āli (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]āli (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ālin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- maṇḍitā* -
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maṇḍita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]maṇḍitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√maṇḍ -> maṇḍita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √maṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √maṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √maṇḍ], [vocative plural from √maṇḍ]√maṇḍ -> maṇḍitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √maṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √maṇḍ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √maṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √maṇḍ], [vocative plural from √maṇḍ], [accusative plural from √maṇḍ]
- gaṇḍapālī -
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gaṇḍapālī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- Line 2: “nigadati vinigūḍhānandahindolicetaḥ”
- niga -
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niga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]niga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dati -
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dat (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vini -
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vi (noun, neuter)[locative single]vī (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- gūḍhān -
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gūḍha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√guh -> gūḍha (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √guh class 1 verb]
- anda -
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√and (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- hindoli -
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hindolī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- cetaḥ -
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cetas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cetṛ (noun, masculine)[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 2280 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.