Sanskrit quote nr. 7077 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपनयति कपोले लोलकर्णप्रवाल- ।
क्षणमुकुलनिवेशान्दोलनव्यापृतानाम् ॥upanayati kapole lolakarṇapravāla- |
kṣaṇamukulaniveśāndolanavyāpṛtānām ||
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.
Upa (उप): defined in 8 categories.
Nayat (नयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Kapola (कपोल): defined in 9 categories.
Lolakarna (lolakarṇa, लोलकर्ण): defined in 1 categories.
Pravala (pravāla, प्रवाल): defined in 9 categories.
Kshanam (ksanam, kṣaṇam, क्षणम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshana (ksana, kṣaṇa, क्षण): defined in 13 categories.
Uksh (uks, ukṣ, उक्ष्): defined in 1 categories.
Ula (उल): defined in 6 categories.
Nivesha (nivesa, niveśa, निवेश): defined in 11 categories.
Dola (दोल): defined in 10 categories.
Navin (नविन्): defined in 3 categories.
Navya (नव्य, navyā, नव्या): defined in 6 categories.
Aprita (aprta, āpṛta, आपृत, āpṛtā, आपृता): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Purana (epic history), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography)
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: “upanayati kapole lolakarṇapravāla-”
- upa -
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upa (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]upa (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]upa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upa (Preverb)[Preverb]
- nayati -
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nayat (noun, masculine)[locative single]nayat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√nay -> nayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √nay class 1 verb]√nay -> nayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √nay class 1 verb]√nī -> nayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √nī class 1 verb]√nī -> nayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √nī class 1 verb]√nay (verb class 1)[present active third single]√nī (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- kapole -
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kapola (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- lolakarṇa -
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lolakarṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lolakarṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pravāla -
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pravāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pravāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “kṣaṇamukulaniveśāndolanavyāpṛtānām”
- kṣaṇam -
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kṣaṇam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- uk -
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ukṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ukṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ula -
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ula (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- niveśān -
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niveśa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- dola -
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dola (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- navyā -
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navin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]navin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]navya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]navya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]navyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√nu -> navya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √nu class 2 verb], [vocative single from √nu class 6 verb]√nu -> navya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √nu class 2 verb], [vocative single from √nu class 6 verb]√nu -> navyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √nu class 2 verb], [nominative single from √nu class 6 verb]√nu -> navya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √nu class 1 verb]√nu -> navya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √nu class 1 verb]√nu -> navyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √nu class 1 verb]√nū -> navya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √nū class 2 verb], [vocative single from √nū class 6 verb]√nū -> navya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √nū class 2 verb], [vocative single from √nū class 6 verb]√nū -> navyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √nū class 2 verb], [nominative single from √nū class 6 verb]
- āpṛtānām -
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āpṛta (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]āpṛta (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]āpṛtā (noun, feminine)[genitive 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 7077 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.