Sanskrit quote nr. 6935 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उन्नतः प्रोल्लसद्धारः कालागुरुमलीमसः ।
पयोधरभरस्तन्व्याः कं न चक्रेऽभिलाषिणम् ॥unnataḥ prollasaddhāraḥ kālāgurumalīmasaḥ |
payodharabharastanvyāḥ kaṃ na cakre'bhilāṣiṇam ||
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.
Unnata (उन्नत): defined in 18 categories.
Pra (प्र, prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Ullasat (उल्लसत्): defined in 2 categories.
Hara (hāra, हार): defined in 18 categories.
Kalaguru (kālāguru, कालागुरु): defined in 4 categories.
Ali (अलि): defined in 16 categories.
Alin (अलिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Payodhara (पयोधर): defined in 9 categories.
Bhara (भर): defined in 14 categories.
Bharas (भरस्): defined in 1 categories.
Tanvi (tanvī, तन्वी): defined in 7 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Cakra (चक्र, cakrā, चक्रा): defined in 27 categories.
Cakri (चक्रि): defined in 10 categories.
Abhilashin (abhilasin, abhilāṣin, अभिलाषिन्): 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: “unnataḥ prollasaddhāraḥ kālāgurumalīmasaḥ”
- unnataḥ -
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unnata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pro -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ullasaddh -
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ullasat (noun, masculine)[compound]ullasat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- hāraḥ -
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hāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kālāgurum -
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kālāguru (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- alī -
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ali (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]alin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- masaḥ -
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masa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “payodharabharastanvyāḥ kaṃ na cakre'bhilāṣiṇam”
- payodhara -
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payodhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bharas -
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bharas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]bhara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tanvyāḥ -
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tanvī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kam -
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ka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cakre' -
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cakra (noun, masculine)[locative single]cakra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]cakrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]cakri (noun, masculine)[vocative single]cakri (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 3)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
- abhilāṣiṇam -
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abhilāṣin (noun, masculine)[accusative 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 6935 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.