Sanskrit quote nr. 6637 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्फुल्लप कजनिषक्तलसद्द्विरेफः ।
किंचिद्विनिद्रकुमुदोत्करसंभृतश्रीः ॥utphullapa kajaniṣaktalasaddvirephaḥ |
kiṃcidvinidrakumudotkarasaṃbhṛtaśrīḥ ||
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.
Utphulla (उत्फुल्ल): defined in 6 categories.
Pa (प): defined in 12 categories.
Kaja (कज): defined in 7 categories.
Nishakta (nisakta, niṣakta, निषक्त): defined in 1 categories.
Lasat (लसत्): defined in 5 categories.
Dvirepha (द्विरेफ): defined in 5 categories.
Vinidra (विनिद्र): defined in 3 categories.
Kumud (कुमुद्): defined in 2 categories.
Kumuda (kumudā, कुमुदा): defined in 19 categories.
Utkara (उत्कर): defined in 4 categories.
Sambhritashri (sambhrtasri, sambhṛtaśrī, सम्भृतश्री): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), 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: “utphullapa kajaniṣaktalasaddvirephaḥ”
- utphulla -
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utphulla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]utphulla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pa -
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pa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kaja -
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kaja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kaja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kaj (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- niṣakta -
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niṣakta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]niṣakta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lasad -
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√las -> lasat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √las class 1 verb], [vocative single from √las class 1 verb], [accusative single from √las class 1 verb]
- dvirephaḥ -
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dvirepha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kiṃcidvinidrakumudotkarasaṃbhṛtaśrīḥ”
- kiñcid -
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kiñcid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vinidra -
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vinidra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vinidra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kumudo -
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kumuda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kumuda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kumud (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kumud (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kumudā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- utkara -
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utkara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sambhṛtaśrīḥ -
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sambhṛtaśrī (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]sambhṛtaśrī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative 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 6637 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.