Sanskrit quote nr. 7667 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एकेन स्मितपाटलाधररुचो जल्पन्त्यनल्पाक्षरं ।
वीक्षन्तेऽन्यमितः स्फुटत्कुमुदिनीफुल्लोल्लसल्लोचनाः ॥

ekena smitapāṭalādhararuco jalpantyanalpākṣaraṃ |
vīkṣante'nyamitaḥ sphuṭatkumudinīphullollasallocanāḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Smita (स्मित): defined in 9 categories.
Patala (pāṭala, पाटल, pāṭalā, पाटला): defined in 25 categories.
Adhara (ādhara, आधर): defined in 17 categories.
Ruca (रुच): defined in 6 categories.
Jalpat (जल्पत्): defined in 1 categories.
Analpa (अनल्प, analpā, अनल्पा): defined in 4 categories.
Akshara (aksara, akṣara, अक्षर): defined in 17 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Ita (इत): defined in 5 categories.
Sphutat (sphuṭat, स्फुटत्): defined in 1 categories.
Kumudini (kumudinī, कुमुदिनी): defined in 7 categories.
Phulla (फुल्ल, phullā, फुल्ला): defined in 11 categories.
Ullasat (उल्लसत्): defined in 2 categories.
Locana (लोचन, locanā, लोचना): defined in 15 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Prakrit

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: “ekena smitapāṭalādhararuco jalpantyanalpākṣaraṃ
  • ekena -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • smita -
  • smita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    smita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    smi -> smita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √smi class 1 verb]
    smi -> smita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √smi class 1 verb]
  • pāṭalā -
  • pāṭala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāṭala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāṭalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ādhara -
  • ādhara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ādhara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ruco* -
  • ruc (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ruca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jalpantya -
  • jalp -> jalpat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √jalp class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jalp class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jalp class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jalp class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jalp class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jalp class 1 verb]
    jalp -> jalpantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √jalp class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jalp class 1 verb]
    jalp (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • analpā -
  • analpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    analpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    analpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṣaram -
  • akṣara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akṣara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akṣarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṣar (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
    kṣar (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • Line 2: “vīkṣante'nyamitaḥ sphuṭatkumudinīphullollasallocanāḥ
  • -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • īkṣante' -
  • īkṣ (verb class 1)
    [present middle third plural]
  • anyam -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • itaḥ -
  • itaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • sphuṭat -
  • sphuṭ -> sphuṭat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sphuṭ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sphuṭ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sphuṭ class 6 verb]
  • kumudinī -
  • kumudinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • phullo -
  • phulla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phulla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phullā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    phull (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ullasal -
  • ullasat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ullasat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • locanāḥ -
  • locana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    locanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 7667 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.

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