Sanskrit quote nr. 7890 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतां विलोकय तनूदरि ताम्रपर्णीम् ।
अम्भोनिधौ विवृतशुक्तिपुटोद्धृतानि ॥etāṃ vilokaya tanūdari tāmraparṇīm |
ambhonidhau vivṛtaśuktipuṭoddhṛtāni ||
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.
Eta (etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Viloka (विलोक): defined in 3 categories.
Tanudari (tanūdarī, तनूदरी): defined in 1 categories.
Tamraparni (tāmraparṇī, ताम्रपर्णी): defined in 7 categories.
Ambhonidhi (अम्भोनिधि): defined in 4 categories.
Vivrita (vivrta, vivṛta, विवृत): defined in 10 categories.
Shuktiputa (suktiputa, śuktipuṭa, शुक्तिपुट): defined in 2 categories.
Uddhrita (uddhrta, uddhṛta, उद्धृत): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Purana (epic history), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hindi, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
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: “etāṃ vilokaya tanūdari tāmraparṇīm”
- etām -
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etā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]eṣā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- viloka -
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viloka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viloka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ya -
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- tanūdari -
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tanūdarī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- tāmraparṇīm -
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tāmraparṇī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “ambhonidhau vivṛtaśuktipuṭoddhṛtāni”
- ambhonidhau -
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ambhonidhi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vivṛta -
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vivṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vivṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śuktipuṭo -
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śuktipuṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- uddhṛtāni -
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uddhṛta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative 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 7890 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.