Sanskrit quote nr. 8631 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कपोलव्यालोलश्रवणनवमाकन्दकलिका- ।
मरन्दव्यामिश्रास्तव वरतनु स्वेदपृषतः ॥kapolavyālolaśravaṇanavamākandakalikā- |
marandavyāmiśrāstava varatanu svedapṛṣataḥ ||
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.
Kapola (कपोल): defined in 9 categories.
Vyalola (vyālola, व्यालोल): defined in 2 categories.
Shravana (sravana, śravaṇa, श्रवण): defined in 20 categories.
Navama (navamā, नवमा): defined in 5 categories.
Kanda (कन्द): defined in 14 categories.
Kalika (kalikā, कलिका): defined in 18 categories.
Maranda (मरन्द): defined in 5 categories.
Vyamishra (vyamisra, vyāmiśra, व्यामिश्र, vyāmiśrā, व्यामिश्रा): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Varatanu (वरतनु, varatanū, वरतनू): defined in 5 categories.
Sveda (स्वेद): defined in 8 categories.
Prishat (prsat, pṛṣat, पृषत्): defined in 3 categories.
Prishata (prsata, pṛṣata, पृषत): defined in 5 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: “kapolavyālolaśravaṇanavamākandakalikā-”
- kapola -
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kapola (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vyālola -
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vyālola (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vyālola (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śravaṇa -
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śravaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śravaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- navamā -
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navamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kanda -
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kanda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kanda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kand (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kalikā -
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kalikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “marandavyāmiśrāstava varatanu svedapṛṣataḥ”
- maranda -
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maranda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vyāmiśrās -
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vyāmiśra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vyāmiśrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- varatanu -
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varatanu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]varatanu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]varatanū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- sveda -
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sveda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sveda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pṛṣataḥ -
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pṛṣat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]pṛṣat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]pṛṣata (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 8631 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.