Sanskrit quote nr. 815 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अदम्भा हि रम्भा विलक्षा च लक्ष्मीर् घृताची ह्रिया चीरसंच्छादितास्या ।
अहो जायते मन्दवर्णाप्यपर्णा समाकर्ण्य तस्या गुणस्यैकदेशम् ॥adambhā hi rambhā vilakṣā ca lakṣmīr ghṛtācī hriyā cīrasaṃcchāditāsyā |
aho jāyate mandavarṇāpyaparṇā samākarṇya tasyā guṇasyaikadeśam ||
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.
Adambha (अदम्भ, adambhā, अदम्भा): defined in 2 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Rambha (रम्भ, rambhā, रम्भा): defined in 13 categories.
Vilaksha (vilaksa, vilakṣā, विलक्षा): defined in 2 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Lakshmi (laksmi, lakṣmī, लक्ष्मी): defined in 20 categories.
Ghritaci (ghrtaci, ghṛtāci, घृताचि, ghṛtācī, घृताची): defined in 4 categories.
Hri (hrī, ह्री): defined in 10 categories.
Jayat (jāyat, जायत्): defined in 1 categories.
Manda (मन्द): defined in 22 categories.
Varna (varṇa, वर्ण, varṇā, वर्णा): defined in 26 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Aparna (aparṇā, अपर्णा): defined in 4 categories.
Sama (सम, samā, समा): defined in 28 categories.
Akarnya (akarṇya, अकर्ण्य): defined in 2 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Ekadesha (ekadesa, ekadeśa, एकदेश): defined in 7 categories.
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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: “adambhā hi rambhā vilakṣā ca lakṣmīr ghṛtācī hriyā cīrasaṃcchāditāsyā”
- adambhā* -
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adambha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]adambhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- rambhā* -
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rambha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rambhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vilakṣā -
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vilakṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lakṣmīr -
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lakṣmī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [accusative plural]
- ghṛtācī -
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ghṛtācī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]ghṛtāci (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- hriyā -
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hrī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- Cannot analyse cīrasañcchāditāsyā
- Line 2: “aho jāyate mandavarṇāpyaparṇā samākarṇya tasyā guṇasyaikadeśam”
- aho* -
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ahan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ahar (noun, neuter)[adverb]√has (verb class 1)[aorist active second single]
- jāyate -
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√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai (verb class 1)[present middle third single]√jan (verb class 4)[present middle third single]
- manda -
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manda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]manda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- varṇā -
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varṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]varṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]varṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- aparṇā -
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aparṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- samā -
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sama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]samā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sam (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- akarṇya -
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akarṇya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akarṇya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tasyā* -
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sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- guṇasyai -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- ekadeśam -
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ekadeśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ekadeśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ekadeśā (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 815 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.