Sanskrit quote nr. 8137 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एषा कान्ता व्रजति ललितं वेपमाना ।
गुल्मच्छन्नं वनमुरुनगैः संप्रविद्धम् ॥eṣā kāntā vrajati lalitaṃ vepamānā |
gulmacchannaṃ vanamurunagaiḥ saṃpraviddham ||
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.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त, kāntā, कान्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Vrajat (व्रजत्): defined in 2 categories.
Lalitam (ललितम्): defined in 2 categories.
Lalita (ललित): defined in 17 categories.
Vepamana (vepamānā, वेपमाना): defined in 2 categories.
Vana (वन): defined in 20 categories.
Uru (उरु): defined in 16 categories.
Naga (नग): defined in 26 categories.
Sampraviddha (सम्प्रविद्ध): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Nepali, Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “eṣā kāntā vrajati lalitaṃ vepamānā”
- eṣā -
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eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kāntā* -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kam class 1 verb]
- vrajati -
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√vraj -> vrajat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vraj class 1 verb]√vraj -> vrajat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vraj class 1 verb]√vraj (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- lalitam -
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lalitam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]lalita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lalita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lalitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√lal -> lalita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √lal]√lal -> lalita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √lal]√lal -> lalitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √lal]√lal -> lalita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √lal class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lal]√lal -> lalita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √lal class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lal class 1 verb], [nominative single from √lal], [accusative single from √lal]
- vepamānā -
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√vip -> vepamānā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vip class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “gulmacchannaṃ vanamurunagaiḥ saṃpraviddham”
- Cannot analyse gulmacchannam*va
- vanam -
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vana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- uru -
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uru (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]uru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- nagaiḥ -
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naga (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- sampraviddham -
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sampraviddha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sampraviddha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sampraviddhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 8137 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.