Sanskrit quote nr. 6976 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उन्मीलन्ति नखैर्लुनीहि वहति क्षौमाञ्चलेनावृणु ।
क्रीडाकाननमाविशन्ति वलयक्वाणैः समुत्त्रासय ॥unmīlanti nakhairlunīhi vahati kṣaumāñcalenāvṛṇu |
krīḍākānanamāviśanti valayakvāṇaiḥ samuttrāsaya ||
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.
Nakha (नख): defined in 15 categories.
Vahat (वहत्): defined in 1 categories.
Vahati (vahatī, वहती): defined in 3 categories.
Kshauma (ksauma, kṣauma, क्षौम): defined in 5 categories.
Ancala (añcala, अञ्चल): defined in 4 categories.
Kridakanana (krīḍākānana, क्रीडाकानन): defined in 1 categories.
Avi (āvī, आवी): defined in 9 categories.
Au (औ): defined in 9 categories.
Shanti (santi, śanti, शन्ति): defined in 22 categories.
Valaya (वलय): defined in 17 categories.
Ku (कु, kū, कू): defined in 11 categories.
Kva (क्व): defined in 2 categories.
Samud (समुद्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jainism, Purana (epic history), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Buddhism
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: “unmīlanti nakhairlunīhi vahati kṣaumāñcalenāvṛṇu”
- Cannot analyse unmīlanti*na
- nakhair -
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nakha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]nakha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- lunīhi -
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√lū (verb class 9)[imperative active second single]
- vahati -
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vahati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vahatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vahat (noun, feminine)[locative single]√vah -> vahat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vah class 1 verb]√vah -> vahat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vah class 1 verb]√vah (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- kṣaumā -
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kṣauma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣauma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- añcalenā -
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añcala (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- avṛ -
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o (noun, masculine)[compound]u (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ṛṇu -
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√ṛ (verb class 5)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “krīḍākānanamāviśanti valayakvāṇaiḥ samuttrāsaya”
- krīḍākānanam -
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krīḍākānana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- āvi -
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āvī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]au (noun, feminine)[locative single]au (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- śanti -
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śanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śanti (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- valaya -
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valaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]valaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√val (verb class 0)[imperative active second single]
- kvā -
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ku (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ku (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]kū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- āṇai -
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√aṇ (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√aṇ (verb class 4)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- aiḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single]
- samut -
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samud (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]samud (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- trāsaya -
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√tras (verb class 0)[imperative active second 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 6976 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.