Sanskrit quote nr. 2581 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अम्बा येन सरस्वती सुतवती तस्यार्पयन्ती रसान् ।
नानाचाटुमुखी स दुर्लडितवान् खेलाभिरुच्छृङ्खलः ॥ambā yena sarasvatī sutavatī tasyārpayantī rasān |
nānācāṭumukhī sa durlaḍitavān khelābhirucchṛṅkhalaḥ ||
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.
Amba (ambā, अम्बा): defined in 13 categories.
Yena (येन): defined in 2 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Sarasvat (सरस्वत्): defined in 2 categories.
Sarasvati (sarasvatī, सरस्वती): defined in 21 categories.
Sutavat (सुतवत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Rasa (रस): defined in 29 categories.
Nana (nānā, नाना): defined in 14 categories.
Catu (cāṭu, चाटु): defined in 8 categories.
Uksh (uks, ukṣ, उक्ष्): defined in 1 categories.
Duh (duḥ, दुः): defined in 2 categories.
Khela (khelā, खेला): defined in 7 categories.
Ucchrinkhala (ucchrnkhala, ucchṛṅkhala, उच्छृङ्खल): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “ambā yena sarasvatī sutavatī tasyārpayantī rasān”
- ambā* -
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ambā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yena -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- sarasvatī -
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sarasvatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]sarasvat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- sutavatī -
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sutavat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√su -> sutavat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √su class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 5 verb]√su -> sutavatī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √su class 5 verb]√sū -> sutavat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sutavatī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sutavat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 2 verb]√sū -> sutavatī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √sū class 2 verb]
- tasyā -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- arpayantī -
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√ṛ -> arpayantī (participle, feminine)[compound from √ṛ]√ṛ -> arpayat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √ṛ], [vocative dual from √ṛ], [accusative dual from √ṛ]√ṛ -> arpayantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √ṛ]
- rasān -
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rasa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “nānācāṭumukhī sa durlaḍitavān khelābhirucchṛṅkhalaḥ”
- nānā -
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nānā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- cāṭum -
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cāṭu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]cāṭu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- uk -
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ukṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ukṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- hī -
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- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dur -
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duḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dur (noun, feminine)[adverb]dur (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb]
- laḍitavān -
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√laḍ -> laḍitavat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √laḍ class 10 verb]
- khelābhir -
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khelā (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- ucchṛṅkhalaḥ -
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ucchṛṅkhala (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 2581 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.