Sanskrit quote nr. 2607 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अम्भोधीनां तमालप्रभवकिसलयश्यामवेलावनानाम् ।
आ पारेभ्यश्चतुर्णां चटुलतिमिकुलक्षोभितान्तर्जलानाम् ॥ambhodhīnāṃ tamālaprabhavakisalayaśyāmavelāvanānām |
ā pārebhyaścaturṇāṃ caṭulatimikulakṣobhitāntarjalānām ||
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.
Ambhodhi (अम्भोधि): defined in 6 categories.
Tamala (tamāla, तमाल): defined in 13 categories.
Prabhava (प्रभव): defined in 17 categories.
Shyama (syama, śyāma, श्याम): defined in 18 categories.
Velavana (velāvana, वेलावन): defined in 2 categories.
Para (pāra, पार): defined in 20 categories.
Na (ṇa, ण): defined in 12 categories.
Catula (caṭula, चटुल): defined in 5 categories.
Timi (timī, तिमी): defined in 9 categories.
Kula (कुल): defined in 22 categories.
Kshobhita (ksobhita, kṣobhita, क्षोभित): defined in 4 categories.
La (ल, lā, ला): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tamil, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)
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: “ambhodhīnāṃ tamālaprabhavakisalayaśyāmavelāvanānām”
- ambhodhīnām -
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ambhodhi (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- tamāla -
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tamāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tamāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prabhava -
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prabhava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prabhava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kisalaya -
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kisalaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śyāma -
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śyāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śyāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śā (verb class 4)[imperative active first plural]
- velāvanānām -
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velāvana (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “ā pārebhyaścaturṇāṃ caṭulatimikulakṣobhitāntarjalānām”
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pārebhyaś -
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pāra (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]pāra (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- catur -
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catur (noun, masculine)[compound]
- ṇā -
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ṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- caṭula -
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caṭula (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]caṭula (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- timi -
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timi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]timi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]timī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- kula -
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kula (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kula (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣobhitān -
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√kṣubh -> kṣobhita (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √kṣubh]
- tarja -
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√tarj (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- lānām -
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la (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]lā (noun, feminine)[genitive 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 2607 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.