Sanskrit quote nr. 8447 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कथं त्वदुपलम्भाशाविहताविह तादृशी ।
अवस्था नालमारोढुम् अङ्गनामङ्गनाशिनी ॥kathaṃ tvadupalambhāśāvihatāviha tādṛśī |
avasthā nālamāroḍhum aṅganāmaṅganāśinī ||
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.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Upalambha (उपलम्भ): defined in 8 categories.
Asha (asa, āśa, आश): defined in 17 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tadrish (tadrs, tādṛś, तादृश्): defined in 2 categories.
Avastha (अवस्थ, avasthā, अवस्था): defined in 12 categories.
Nala (nāla, नाल): defined in 21 categories.
Angana (aṅganā, अङ्गना, aṅgana, अङ्गन): defined in 14 categories.
Ashin (asin, aśin, अशिन्): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry)
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: “kathaṃ tvadupalambhāśāvihatāviha tādṛśī”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tvad -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[ablative single]
- upalambhā -
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upalambha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- āśāvi -
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āśi (noun, feminine)[locative single]āśu (noun, masculine)[locative single]āśu (noun, feminine)[locative single]āśa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tāvi -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tādṛśī -
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tādṛśī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]tādṛś (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “avasthā nālamāroḍhum aṅganāmaṅganāśinī”
- avasthā* -
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avastha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]avasthā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vas (verb class 2)[imperfect middle second single]
- nālam -
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nāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nāla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nālā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- roḍhum -
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√ruh -> roḍhum (infinitive)[infinitive from √ruh]
- aṅganām -
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aṅganā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- aṅganā -
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aṅgana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]aṅganā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aśinī -
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aśinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]aśin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 8447 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.