Sanskrit quote nr. 2287 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभिन्नवेलौ गम्भीराव् अम्बुराशिर्भवानपि ।
असावञ्जनसंकाशस् त्वं तु चामीकरद्युतिः ॥abhinnavelau gambhīrāv amburāśirbhavānapi |
asāvañjanasaṃkāśas tvaṃ tu cāmīkaradyutiḥ ||
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.
Abhinnavela (अभिन्नवेल): defined in 1 categories.
Amburashi (amburasi, amburāśi, अम्बुराशि): defined in 3 categories.
Bhava (भव): defined in 31 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Anjana (añjana, अञ्जन): defined in 19 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Camikara (cāmīkara, चामीकर): defined in 8 categories.
Dyuti (द्युति): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, India history, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “abhinnavelau gambhīrāv amburāśirbhavānapi”
- abhinnavelau -
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abhinnavela (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Cannot analyse gambhīrāv*am
- amburāśir -
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amburāśi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhavān -
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bhava (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Line 2: “asāvañjanasaṃkāśas tvaṃ tu cāmīkaradyutiḥ”
- asāva -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asu (noun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]√as (verb class 2)[imperative active first dual]√sā (verb class 4)[aorist active first dual]
- añjana -
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añjana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]añjana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṅkāśas -
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saṅkāśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- cāmīkara -
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cāmīkara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cāmīkara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dyutiḥ -
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dyuti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dyuti (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 2287 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.