Sanskrit quote nr. 6840 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्भिन्नं किमिदं मनोभवनृपक्रीडारविन्दद्वयं ।
सूते तत् कथमेकतः किल लसद्रोमावलीनालतः ॥udbhinnaṃ kimidaṃ manobhavanṛpakrīḍāravindadvayaṃ |
sūte tat kathamekataḥ kila lasadromāvalīnālataḥ ||
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.
Udbhinna (उद्भिन्न): defined in 3 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Manobhava (मनोभव): defined in 6 categories.
Nripa (nrpa, nṛpa, नृप): defined in 13 categories.
Krida (krīḍa, क्रीड, krīḍā, क्रीडा): defined in 10 categories.
Aravinda (अरविन्द): defined in 11 categories.
Dvayam (द्वयम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dvaya (द्वय): defined in 10 categories.
Suta (sūta, सूत, sūtā, सूता): defined in 18 categories.
Suti (sūti, सूति): defined in 10 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Ekatah (ekataḥ, एकतः): defined in 1 categories.
Ekata (एकत): defined in 7 categories.
Kila (किल): defined in 16 categories.
Lasat (लसत्): defined in 5 categories.
Romavali (romāvalī, रोमावली): defined in 6 categories.
Nala (nāla, नाल): defined in 21 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Kannada, Pali, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Jain philosophy, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry)
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: “udbhinnaṃ kimidaṃ manobhavanṛpakrīḍāravindadvayaṃ”
- udbhinnam -
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udbhinna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]udbhinna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]udbhinnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- manobhava -
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manobhava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]manobhava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nṛpa -
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nṛpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- krīḍā -
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krīḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]krīḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]krīḍā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√krīḍ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- aravinda -
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aravinda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aravinda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dvayam -
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dvayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dvaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “sūte tat kathamekataḥ kila lasadromāvalīnālataḥ”
- sūte -
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sūta (noun, masculine)[locative single]sūta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sūtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sūti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]sūti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√su -> sūta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √su class 1 verb], [locative single from √su class 2 verb]√su -> sūta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √su class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 1 verb], [locative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √su class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 2 verb], [locative single from √su class 2 verb]√su -> sūtā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √su class 1 verb], [vocative single from √su class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √su class 2 verb], [vocative single from √su class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 2 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [locative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sūtā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sū class 2 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [locative single from √sū class 2 verb]√sū -> sūtā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative single from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 2 verb]√sū (verb class 2)[present middle third single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ekataḥ -
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ekataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ekata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kila -
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kila (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kil (verb class 6)[imperative active second 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]
- romāvalī -
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romāvalī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- nāla -
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nāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- taḥ -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[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 6840 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.