Sanskrit quote nr. 2498 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमुद्रकुमुदत्विषः स्फुरितफेनलक्ष्मीस्पृशो ।
मरालकुलविभ्रमाः शफरफाललीलाभृतः ॥amudrakumudatviṣaḥ sphuritaphenalakṣmīspṛśo |
marālakulavibhramāḥ śapharaphālalīlābhṛtaḥ ||
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.
Amudra (अमुद्र): defined in 2 categories.
Kumuda (कुमुद): defined in 19 categories.
Tvish (tvis, tviṣ, त्विष्): defined in 2 categories.
Marala (marāla, मराल): defined in 6 categories.
Kula (कुल): defined in 22 categories.
Vibhrama (विभ्रम, vibhramā, विभ्रमा): defined in 13 categories.
Shaphara (saphara, śaphara, शफर): defined in 7 categories.
Phala (phāla, फाल): defined in 25 categories.
Lila (līlā, लीला): defined in 15 categories.
Abhrita (abhrta, abhṛta, अभृत): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kavya (poetry), Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Prakrit, Hinduism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shaiva philosophy
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: “amudrakumudatviṣaḥ sphuritaphenalakṣmīspṛśo”
- amudra -
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amudra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]amudra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kumuda -
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kumuda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kumuda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tviṣaḥ -
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tviṣ (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- Cannot analyse sphuritaphenalakṣmīspṛśo
- Line 2: “marālakulavibhramāḥ śapharaphālalīlābhṛtaḥ”
- marāla -
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marāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]marāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kula -
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kula (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kula (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vibhramāḥ -
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vibhrama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vibhramā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śaphara -
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śaphara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- phāla -
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phāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]phāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- līlā -
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līlā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abhṛtaḥ -
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abhṛta (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 2498 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.