Sanskrit quote nr. 7299 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ऊरुमूलचपलेक्षणमघ्नन् ।
यैर्वतंसकुमुमैः प्रियमेताः ॥ūrumūlacapalekṣaṇamaghnan |
yairvataṃsakumumaiḥ priyametāḥ ||
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.
Urumula (ūrumūla, ऊरुमूल): defined in 3 categories.
Capala (चपल, capalā, चपला): defined in 17 categories.
Aghnat (अघ्नत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vatamsa (vataṃsa, वतंस): defined in 3 categories.
Kum (कुम्): defined in 4 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Uma (उम): defined in 19 categories.
Priyam (प्रियम्): defined in 1 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 categories.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Nepali
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: “ūrumūlacapalekṣaṇamaghnan”
- ūrumūla -
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ūrumūla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- capale -
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capala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]capala (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]capalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- īkṣaṇam -
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īkṣaṇam (adverb)[adverb]
- aghnan -
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aghnat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√han (verb class 2)[imperfect active third plural]
- Line 2: “yairvataṃsakumumaiḥ priyametāḥ”
- yair -
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ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- vataṃsa -
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vataṃsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kum -
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kum (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ku (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- umaiḥ -
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uma (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- priyam -
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priyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]priya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]priya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]priyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]prī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]prī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- etāḥ -
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eta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative 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 7299 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.