Sanskrit quote nr. 7262 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उल्लास्यतां स्पृष्टनलाङ्गमङ्गं ।
तासां नलच्छायपिबापि दृष्टिः ॥ullāsyatāṃ spṛṣṭanalāṅgamaṅgaṃ |
tāsāṃ nalacchāyapibāpi dṛṣṭiḥ ||
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.
Ullasin (ullāsin, उल्लासिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Sprishta (sprsta, spṛṣṭa, स्पृष्ट): defined in 6 categories.
Nala (नल): defined in 21 categories.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Sha (sa, śa, श): defined in 9 categories.
Piba (पिब, pibā, पिबा): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Drishti (drsti, dṛṣṭi, दृष्टि): defined in 19 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: “ullāsyatāṃ spṛṣṭanalāṅgamaṅgaṃ”
- ullāsya -
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ullāsin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]ullāsin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- atā -
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√at (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- spṛṣṭa -
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spṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]spṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√spṛś -> spṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √spṛś class 6 verb]√spṛś -> spṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √spṛś class 6 verb]
- nalā -
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nala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√nal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- aṅgam -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- aṅgam -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “tāsāṃ nalacchāyapibāpi dṛṣṭiḥ”
- tāsām -
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sā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- nalacch -
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√nal -> nalat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √nal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nal class 1 verb], [accusative single from √nal class 1 verb]
- śāya -
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śāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śāya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śa (noun, masculine)[dative single]śa (noun, neuter)[dative single]√śā -> śāya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śā class 3 verb], [vocative single from √śā class 4 verb]√śā -> śāya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śā class 3 verb], [vocative single from √śā class 4 verb]
- pibā -
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piba (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]piba (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pibā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√pā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- dṛṣṭiḥ -
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dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 7262 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.