Sanskrit quote nr. 2610 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अम्भोधेर्वडवामुखानलझलाज्वालोपगूढान्तरा ।
व्यामोहादपिबन्नपः स्फुटममी तर्षेण पर्याविलाः ॥ambhodhervaḍavāmukhānalajhalājvālopagūḍhāntarā |
vyāmohādapibannapaḥ sphuṭamamī tarṣeṇa paryāvilāḥ ||
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.
Ru (रु): defined in 8 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ukha (उख): defined in 4 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Jhala (jhalā, झला): defined in 5 categories.
Jvala (jvāla, ज्वाल, jvālā, ज्वाला): defined in 14 categories.
Upagudha (upagūḍha, उपगूढ): defined in 2 categories.
Tara (tarā, तरा): defined in 26 categories.
Vyamoha (vyāmoha, व्यामोह): defined in 5 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apas (अपस्): defined in 7 categories.
Sphutam (sphuṭam, स्फुटम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sphuta (sphuṭa, स्फुट): defined in 11 categories.
Amin (अमिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Tarsha (tarsa, tarṣa, तर्ष): defined in 5 categories.
Paryavila (paryāvila, पर्याविल, paryāvilā, पर्याविला): defined in 1 categories.
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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: “ambhodhervaḍavāmukhānalajhalājvālopagūḍhāntarā”
- ambhodher -
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ambhodhi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- rva -
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ru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- aḍa -
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√aḍ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vām -
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vā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
- ukhān -
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ukha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ala -
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ala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√al (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- jhalā -
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jhalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- jvālo -
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jvāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jvāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]jvālā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upagūḍhān -
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upagūḍha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tarā -
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tarā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “vyāmohādapibannapaḥ sphuṭamamī tarṣeṇa paryāvilāḥ”
- vyāmohād -
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vyāmoha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- apibann -
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√pā (verb class 1)[imperfect active third plural]
- apaḥ -
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apas (noun, feminine)[compound], [vocative single]apas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]apas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ap (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]ap (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- sphuṭam -
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sphuṭam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sphuṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sphuṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sphuṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- amī -
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amin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- tarṣeṇa -
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tarṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- paryāvilāḥ -
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paryāvila (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]paryāvilā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 2610 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.