Sanskrit quote nr. 2606 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अम्भोधिक्षिप्तमुक्तारुचिहरिचरणोद्गीर्णगङ्गाम्बुतुल्यं ।
कालिन्दीफेनकान्तिस्फुरितफणधरोन्मुक्तनिर्मोकरोचिः ॥ambhodhikṣiptamuktāruciharicaraṇodgīrṇagaṅgāmbutulyaṃ |
kālindīphenakāntisphuritaphaṇadharonmuktanirmokarociḥ ||
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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.
Kshipta (ksipta, kṣipta, क्षिप्त): defined in 10 categories.
Ukta (उक्त, uktā, उक्ता): defined in 10 categories.
Aruc (अरुच्): defined in 1 categories.
Hari (हरि, harī, हरी): defined in 25 categories.
Carana (caraṇa, चरण): defined in 24 categories.
Udgirna (udgīrṇa, उद्गीर्ण): defined in 2 categories.
Gangambu (gaṅgāmbu, गङ्गाम्बु): defined in 3 categories.
Tulyam (तुल्यम्): defined in 1 categories.
Tulya (तुल्य): defined in 14 categories.
Kalindi (kālindī, कालिन्दी): defined in 11 categories.
Phenaka (फेनक): defined in 4 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Sphurita (स्फुरित): defined in 6 categories.
Phanadhara (phaṇadhara, फणधर): defined in 3 categories.
Unmukta (उन्मुक्त): defined in 3 categories.
Nirmoka (निर्मोक): defined in 4 categories.
Roci (रोचि): defined in 3 categories.
Rocis (रोचिस्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali
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: “ambhodhikṣiptamuktāruciharicaraṇodgīrṇagaṅgāmbutulyaṃ”
- ambhodhi -
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ambhodhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- kṣiptam -
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kṣipta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣipta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣiptā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṣip -> kṣipta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṣip class 4 verb], [accusative single from √kṣip class 6 verb]√kṣip -> kṣipta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṣip class 4 verb], [accusative single from √kṣip class 4 verb], [nominative single from √kṣip class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṣip class 6 verb]
- uktā -
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ukta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ukta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]uktā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> uktā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb]
- aruci -
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aruci (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]aruc (noun, masculine)[locative single]aruc (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- hari -
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hari (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]hari (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]hari (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]harī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]harin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- caraṇo -
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caraṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]caraṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- udgīrṇa -
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udgīrṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]udgīrṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gaṅgāmbu -
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gaṅgāmbu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tulyam -
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tulyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tulya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tulya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tulyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]√tul -> tulya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √tul class 10 verb], [accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]
- Line 2: “kālindīphenakāntisphuritaphaṇadharonmuktanirmokarociḥ”
- kālindī -
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kālindī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- phenakā -
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phenaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- anti -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]antī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- sphurita -
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sphurita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sphurita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sphur -> sphurita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sphur class 6 verb]√sphur -> sphurita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sphur class 6 verb]
- phaṇadharo -
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phaṇadhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- unmukta -
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unmukta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]unmukta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nirmoka -
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nirmoka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- rociḥ -
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rocis (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]roci (noun, feminine)[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 2606 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.