Sanskrit quote nr. 8656 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
व्रजति मृदु सलीलं राजहंसीव तन्वी ।
त्रिवलिवलितमघ्या हंसवाणी सुवेषा ॥vrajati mṛdu salīlaṃ rājahaṃsīva tanvī |
trivalivalitamaghyā haṃsavāṇī suveṣā ||
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.
Vrajat (व्रजत्): defined in 2 categories.
Mridu (mrdu, mṛdu, मृदु, mṛdū, मृदू): defined in 14 categories.
Salila (salīla, सलील): defined in 12 categories.
Raja (rāja, राज): defined in 16 categories.
Hamsi (haṃsī, हंसी): defined in 12 categories.
Hamsin (haṃsin, हंसिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Tanvi (tanvī, तन्वी): defined in 7 categories.
Trivali (त्रिवलि, trivalī, त्रिवली): defined in 5 categories.
Valita (वलित): defined in 9 categories.
Maghi (maghī, मघी): defined in 3 categories.
Hamsa (haṃsa, हंस): defined in 26 categories.
Vani (vāṇi, वाणि, vāṇī, वाणी): defined in 15 categories.
Vanin (vāṇin, वाणिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Suvesha (suvesa, suveṣā, सुवेषा): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Prakrit, Hinduism, Jainism, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Gitashastra (science of music), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “vrajati mṛdu salīlaṃ rājahaṃsīva tanvī”
- 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]
- mṛdu -
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mṛdu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]mṛdu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mṛdū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- salīlam -
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salīla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]salīla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]salīlā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- rāja -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rājan (noun, masculine)[compound]√rāj (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- haṃsī -
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haṃsī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]haṃsin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]haṃsin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√han (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tanvī -
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tanvī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]tanvin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “trivalivalitamaghyā haṃsavāṇī suveṣā”
- trivali -
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trivali (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]trivali (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]trivali (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]trivalī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- valita -
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valita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]valita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√val -> valita (participle, masculine)[compound from √val]√val -> valita (participle, neuter)[compound from √val]√val -> valita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √val class 1 verb], [vocative single from √val]√val -> valita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √val class 1 verb], [vocative single from √val]
- maghyā* -
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maghī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- haṃsa -
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haṃsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vāṇī -
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vāṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]vāṇi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vāṇin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- suveṣā -
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suveṣā (noun, feminine)[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 8656 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.