Sanskrit quote nr. 805 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अदः समित्संमुखवीरयौवत- त्रटद्भुजाकम्बुमृणालहारिणी ।
द्विषद्गणस्त्रैणदृगम्बुनिर्झरे यशोमरालावलिरस्य खेलति ॥adaḥ samitsaṃmukhavīrayauvata- traṭadbhujākambumṛṇālahāriṇī |
dviṣadgaṇastraiṇadṛgambunirjhare yaśomarālāvalirasya khelati ||
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.
Ada (अद): defined in 9 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Samit (समित्): defined in 3 categories.
Samidh (समिध्): defined in 7 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Viraya (vīrayā, वीरया): defined in 2 categories.
Vira (vīrā, वीरा): defined in 22 categories.
Virayu (vīrayu, वीरयु): defined in 1 categories.
Tratat (traṭat, त्रटत्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhuj (भुज्): defined in 6 categories.
Bhuja (bhujā, भुजा): defined in 10 categories.
Kambu (कम्बु): defined in 9 categories.
Rina (rna, ṛṇa, ऋण, ṛṇā, ऋणा): defined in 7 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Harini (hāriṇī, हारिणी): defined in 15 categories.
Hari (hāri, हारि): defined in 25 categories.
Dvishat (dvisat, dviṣat, द्विषत्): defined in 4 categories.
Gana (gaṇa, गण): defined in 21 categories.
Tra (त्र, trā, त्रा): defined in 3 categories.
Enadrish (enadrs, eṇadṛś, एणदृश्): defined in 1 categories.
Ambu (अम्बु): defined in 13 categories.
Nirjhara (निर्झर): defined in 7 categories.
Yashas (yasas, yaśas, यशस्): defined in 6 categories.
Marala (marāla, मराल): defined in 6 categories.
Ali (अलि): defined in 16 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy), Nepali, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Jain philosophy, Dharmashastra (religious law), 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: “adaḥ samitsaṃmukhavīrayauvata- traṭadbhujākambumṛṇālahāriṇī”
- adaḥ -
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ada (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ad (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]ad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]√dṝ (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
- samit -
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samit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]samidh (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]samidh (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]samidh (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mukha -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vīrayau -
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vīrayā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vīrā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]vīrayu (noun, masculine)[locative single]vīrayu (noun, feminine)[locative single]√vīr (verb class 10)[imperative active second single]
- auvata -
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√u (verb class 2)[imperfect middle third plural]
- traṭad -
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traṭat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bhujā -
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bhuj (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]bhuj (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhujā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kambum -
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kambu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ṛṇā -
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ṛṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṛṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ṛṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ala -
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ala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√al (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- hāriṇī -
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hāriṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]hāri (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]hārin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “dviṣadgaṇastraiṇadṛgambunirjhare yaśomarālāvalirasya khelati”
- dviṣad -
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dviṣat (noun, masculine)[compound]dviṣat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- gaṇas -
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gaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- trai -
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tra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]trā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- eṇadṛg -
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eṇadṛś (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]eṇadṛś (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- ambu -
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ambu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- nirjhare -
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nirjhara (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- yaśo -
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yaśas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yaśas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]yaśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- marālāva -
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marāla (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- alir -
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ali (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asya -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- khelati -
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√khel -> khelat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √khel class 1 verb]√khel -> khelat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √khel class 1 verb]√khel (verb class 1)[present active third 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 805 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.