Sanskrit quote nr. 2433 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अमरीमुखसीधुमाधुरीणां ।
लहरी काचन चातुरी कलानाम् ॥

amarīmukhasīdhumādhurīṇāṃ |
laharī kācana cāturī kalānām ||

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.

Amari (amarī, अमरी): defined in 10 categories.
Ukha (उख): defined in 4 categories.
Sidhu (sīdhu, सीधु): defined in 3 categories.
Dhuri (धुरि): defined in 4 categories.
Dhurina (dhurīṇā, धुरीणा): defined in 5 categories.
Lahari (लहरि, laharī, लहरी): defined in 5 categories.
Kacana (kācana, काचन): defined in 2 categories.
Caturi (cāturī, चातुरी): defined in 4 categories.
Kala (कल, kalā, कला): defined in 32 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi, Pali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting)

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: “amarīmukhasīdhumādhurīṇāṃ
  • amarīm -
  • amarī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ukha -
  • ukha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sīdhum -
  • sīdhu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhurīṇām -
  • dhuri (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dhurīṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “laharī kācana cāturī kalānām
  • laharī -
  • laharī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    lahari (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kācana -
  • kācana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cāturī -
  • cāturī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • kalānām -
  • kala (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kala (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    kalā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]

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 2433 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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