Sanskrit quote nr. 260 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अङ्कोल्लक्वाथतोयेन मिश्रितं घृतमाक्षिकम् ।
वसा किटिकुङ्गाणाम् एतैः सिक्ता महीरुहाः ॥aṅkollakvāthatoyena miśritaṃ ghṛtamākṣikam |
vasā kiṭikuṅgāṇām etaiḥ siktā mahīruhāḥ ||
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.
Ankolla (aṅkolla, अङ्कोल्ल): defined in 4 categories.
Kvatha (kvātha, क्वाथ): defined in 5 categories.
Toya (तोय): defined in 12 categories.
Ghrita (ghrta, ghṛta, घृत): defined in 16 categories.
Akshika (aksika, ākṣika, आक्षिक): defined in 1 categories.
Vasa (vasā, वसा): defined in 24 categories.
Kum (कुम्): defined in 4 categories.
Ga (ग, gā, गा): defined in 9 categories.
Eta (एत): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Sikta (सिक्त, siktā, सिक्ता): defined in 7 categories.
Mahiruha (mahīruha, महीरुह): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Marathi, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hindi, Buddhism, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “aṅkollakvāthatoyena miśritaṃ ghṛtamākṣikam”
- aṅkolla -
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aṅkolla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kvātha -
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kvātha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- toyena -
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toya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- miśritam -
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miśrita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]miśrita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]miśritā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√miśr -> miśrita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √miśr class 10 verb]√miśr -> miśrita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √miśr class 10 verb], [accusative single from √miśr class 10 verb]
- ghṛtam -
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ghṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ghṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ghṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]√ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
- ākṣikam -
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ākṣika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ākṣika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ākṣikā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “vasā kiṭikuṅgāṇām etaiḥ siktā mahīruhāḥ”
- vasā -
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vasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kiṭi -
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kiṭi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- kuṅ -
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kum (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- gā -
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ga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]gā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṇā -
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√aṇ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- etaiḥ -
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eta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]eta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]etad (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]eṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- siktā* -
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sikta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]siktā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sic -> sikta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sic class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sic class 6 verb]√sic -> siktā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sic class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sic class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √sic class 6 verb]
- mahīruhāḥ -
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mahīruha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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 260 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.