Sanskrit quote nr. 7131 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपवनमिव वारिमध्यमग्नं ।
विमलतया प्रतिबिंबितं दधाना ॥upavanamiva vārimadhyamagnaṃ |
vimalatayā pratibiṃbitaṃ dadhānā ||
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.
Upavanam (उपवनम्): defined in 2 categories.
Upavana (उपवन): defined in 10 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Vari (vāri, वारि): defined in 18 categories.
Adhi (अधि): defined in 12 categories.
Ama (अम): defined in 12 categories.
Vimalata (vimalatā, विमलता): defined in 1 categories.
Pratibimbita (प्रतिबिम्बित): defined in 3 categories.
Dadha (दध): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Prakrit, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Tamil, Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “upavanamiva vārimadhyamagnaṃ”
- upavanam -
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upavanam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upavana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vārim -
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vāri (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- adhya -
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adhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]adhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dhā (verb class 1)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 2)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 3)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 4)[aorist middle first single]
- ama -
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ama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gnam -
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gnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “vimalatayā pratibiṃbitaṃ dadhānā”
- vimalatayā -
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vimalatā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- pratibimbitam -
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pratibimbita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pratibimbita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pratibimbitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dadhān -
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dadha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
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 7131 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.