Sanskrit quote nr. 8003 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतैः पिष्टतमालवर्णकनिभैरालिप्तमम्भोधरैः ।
संसक्तैरुपवीजितं सुरभिभिः शीतैः प्रदोषानिलैः ॥etaiḥ piṣṭatamālavarṇakanibhairāliptamambhodharaiḥ |
saṃsaktairupavījitaṃ surabhibhiḥ śītaiḥ pradoṣānilaiḥ ||
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): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Tamala (tamāla, तमाल): defined in 13 categories.
Varnaka (varṇaka, वर्णक): defined in 5 categories.
Nibha (निभ): defined in 7 categories.
Alipta (ālipta, आलिप्त): defined in 7 categories.
Ambhodhara (अम्भोधर): defined in 3 categories.
Samsakta (saṃsakta, संसक्त): defined in 5 categories.
Upavijita (upavījita, उपवीजित): defined in 1 categories.
Surabhi (सुरभि): defined in 20 categories.
Pradoshanila (pradosanila, pradoṣānila, प्रदोषानिल): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Gitashastra (science of music), Purana (epic history), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “etaiḥ piṣṭatamālavarṇakanibhairāliptamambhodharaiḥ”
- etaiḥ -
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eta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]eta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]etad (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]eṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- piṣṭa -
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piṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]piṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√piṣ -> piṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √piṣ class 7 verb]√piṣ -> piṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √piṣ class 7 verb]√pich -> piṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √pich class 6 verb]√pich -> piṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √pich class 6 verb]√pis -> piṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √pis class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pis class 4 verb]√pis -> piṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √pis class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pis class 4 verb]√piś -> piṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √piś class 6 verb]√piś -> piṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √piś class 6 verb]
- tamāla -
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tamāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tamāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- varṇaka -
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varṇaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]varṇaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nibhair -
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nibha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]nibha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- āliptam -
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ālipta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ālipta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āliptā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ambhodharaiḥ -
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ambhodhara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “saṃsaktairupavījitaṃ surabhibhiḥ śītaiḥ pradoṣānilaiḥ”
- saṃsaktair -
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saṃsakta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]saṃsakta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- upavījitam -
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upavījita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]upavījita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]upavījitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- surabhibhiḥ -
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surabhi (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]surabhi (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]surabhin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]surabhin (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- śītaiḥ -
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śīta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]śīta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√śi -> śīta (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √śi class 3 verb], [instrumental plural from √śi class 5 verb]√śi -> śīta (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √śi class 3 verb], [instrumental plural from √śi class 5 verb]√śī -> śīta (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √śī class 4 verb]√śī -> śīta (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √śī class 4 verb]√śyā -> śīta (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √śyā class 1 verb]√śyā -> śīta (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √śyā class 1 verb]
- pradoṣānilaiḥ -
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pradoṣānila (noun, masculine)[instrumental 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 8003 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.