Sanskrit quote nr. 7948 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एते केतकसूचिसौरभजुषः पौरप्रगल्भाङ्गना- ।
व्यालोलालकवल्लरीविलुलनव्याजोपभुक्ताननाः ॥ete ketakasūcisaurabhajuṣaḥ paurapragalbhāṅganā- |
vyālolālakavallarīvilulanavyājopabhuktānanāḥ ||
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 (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Eti (एति): defined in 4 categories.
Ketaka (केतक): defined in 9 categories.
Saurabha (सौरभ): defined in 7 categories.
Jusha (jusa, juṣa, जुष): defined in 2 categories.
Paura (पौर): defined in 8 categories.
Pragalbha (प्रगल्भ, pragalbhā, प्रगल्भा): defined in 7 categories.
Angana (aṅganā, अङ्गना): defined in 14 categories.
Vyalola (vyālola, व्यालोल, vyālolā, व्यालोला): defined in 2 categories.
Alaka (अलक): defined in 14 categories.
Vallari (वल्लरि, vallarī, वल्लरी): defined in 8 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Lu (lū, लू): defined in 7 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Navin (नविन्): defined in 3 categories.
Navya (नव्य, navyā, नव्या): defined in 6 categories.
Aja (āja, आज, ājā, आजा): defined in 22 categories.
Upabhukta (उपभुक्त): defined in 4 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), India history, Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Prakrit, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “ete ketakasūcisaurabhajuṣaḥ paurapragalbhāṅganā-”
- ete -
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eta (noun, masculine)[locative single]eta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- ketaka -
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ketaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sūci -
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sūci (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]sūci (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sūcī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]sūcī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]sūcin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sūcin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- saurabha -
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saurabha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saurabha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- juṣaḥ -
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juṣ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]juṣ (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]juṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paura -
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paura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paura (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pragalbhā -
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pragalbha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pragalbha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pragalbhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṅganā -
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aṅganā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “vyālolālakavallarīvilulanavyājopabhuktānanāḥ”
- vyālolā -
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vyālola (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vyālola (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vyālolā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- alaka -
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alaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]alaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vallarī -
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vallarī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]vallari (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- lu -
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lo (noun, masculine)[adverb]lū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]lū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]lū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- la -
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la (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- navyā -
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navin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]navin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]navya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]navya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]navyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√nu -> navya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √nu class 2 verb], [vocative single from √nu class 6 verb]√nu -> navya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √nu class 2 verb], [vocative single from √nu class 6 verb]√nu -> navyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √nu class 2 verb], [nominative single from √nu class 6 verb]√nu -> navya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √nu class 1 verb]√nu -> navya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √nu class 1 verb]√nu -> navyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √nu class 1 verb]√nū -> navya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √nū class 2 verb], [vocative single from √nū class 6 verb]√nū -> navya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √nū class 2 verb], [vocative single from √nū class 6 verb]√nū -> navyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √nū class 2 verb], [nominative single from √nū class 6 verb]
- ājo -
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āja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ājā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√aj (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- upabhuktān -
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upabhukta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- anāḥ -
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ana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative 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 7948 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.