Sanskrit quote nr. 7132 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपवनसलिलानां बालपद्मैर् ।
भ्रमरपरभृतानां कण्ठनादैः ॥upavanasalilānāṃ bālapadmair |
bhramaraparabhṛtānāṃ kaṇṭhanādaiḥ ||
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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.
Upavana (उपवन): defined in 10 categories.
Salila (सलिल, salilā, सलिला): defined in 12 categories.
Bhramara (भ्रमर): defined in 15 categories.
Parabhrita (parabhrta, parabhṛta, परभृत, parabhṛtā, परभृता): defined in 3 categories.
Ada (āda, आद): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Prakrit, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals)
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: “upavanasalilānāṃ bālapadmair”
- upavana -
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upavana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- salilānām -
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salila (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]salila (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]salilā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- Cannot analyse bālapadmair
- Line 2: “bhramaraparabhṛtānāṃ kaṇṭhanādaiḥ”
- bhramara -
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bhramara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- parabhṛtānām -
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parabhṛta (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]parabhṛtā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- kaṇṭhan -
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√kaṇṭh -> kaṇṭhat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kaṇṭh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kaṇṭh class 1 verb]
- ādaiḥ -
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āda (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]āda (noun, neuter)[instrumental 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 7132 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.