Sanskrit quote nr. 779 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अथ स्फुरन्मीनविधूतपङ्कजा विकङ्कतीरस्खलितोर्मिसंहतिः ।
पयोऽवगाढुं कलहंसनादिनी समाजुहावेव वधूः सुरापगा ॥atha sphuranmīnavidhūtapaṅkajā vikaṅkatīraskhalitormisaṃhatiḥ |
payo'vagāḍhuṃ kalahaṃsanādinī samājuhāveva vadhūḥ surāpagā ||
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.
Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Vidhuta (vidhūta, विधूत): defined in 4 categories.
Pankaja (paṅkaja, पङ्कज): defined in 10 categories.
Vij (विज्): defined in 1 categories.
Ankati (aṅkati, अङ्कति): defined in 2 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Askhalita (अस्खलित, askhalitā, अस्खलिता): defined in 4 categories.
Urmin (ūrmin, ऊर्मिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Samhati (saṃhati, संहति): defined in 5 categories.
Kalahamsa (kalahaṃsa, कलहंस): defined in 9 categories.
Nadi (nādi, नादि): defined in 21 categories.
Nadini (nādinī, नादिनी): defined in 5 categories.
Sama (samā, समा): defined in 28 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Vadhu (वधु, vadhū, वधू): defined in 9 categories.
Surapaga (surāpagā, सुरापगा): defined in 1 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: “atha sphuranmīnavidhūtapaṅkajā vikaṅkatīraskhalitormisaṃhatiḥ”
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sphuranmīna -
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sphuranmīna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sphuranmīna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidhūta -
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vidhūta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vidhūta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paṅkajā* -
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paṅkaja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- vik -
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vij (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- aṅkatīr -
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aṅkati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ra -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- askhalito -
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askhalita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]askhalita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]askhalitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ūrmi -
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ūrmin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ūrmin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- saṃhatiḥ -
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saṃhati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “payo'vagāḍhuṃ kalahaṃsanādinī samājuhāveva vadhūḥ surāpagā”
- Cannot analyse payo'vagāḍhum*ka
- kalahaṃsa -
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kalahaṃsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nādinī -
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nādinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]nādi (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nādin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- samā -
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samā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]samā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- juhāve -
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√hu (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√hū (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vadhūḥ -
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vadhu (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]vadhū (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [accusative plural]
- surāpagā -
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surāpagā (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 779 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.