Sanskrit quote nr. 8734 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
करस्पर्शारम्भात् पुलकितपृथूरोजकलशो ।
श्रमाम्भो वामार्धे वमति मदनाकूतिसुलभम् ॥karasparśārambhāt pulakitapṛthūrojakalaśo |
śramāmbho vāmārdhe vamati madanākūtisulabham ||
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.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Sparsha (sparsa, sparśa, स्पर्श, sparśā, स्पर्शा): defined in 19 categories.
Arambha (ārambha, आरम्भ): defined in 15 categories.
Shrama (srama, śrama, श्रम): defined in 9 categories.
Ambhas (अम्भस्): defined in 7 categories.
Vama (vāma, वाम, vāmā, वामा): defined in 14 categories.
Ardhe (अर्धे): defined in 1 categories.
Ardha (अर्ध, ardhā, अर्धा): defined in 7 categories.
Madana (मदन, madanā, मदना): defined in 17 categories.
Sulabha (सुलभ): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nepali, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “karasparśārambhāt pulakitapṛthūrojakalaśo”
- kara -
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kara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sparśā -
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sparśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sparśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sparśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ārambhāt -
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ārambha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- Cannot analyse pulakitapṛthūrojakalaśo
- Line 2: “śramāmbho vāmārdhe vamati madanākūtisulabham”
- śramā -
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śrama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ambho* -
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ambhas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vāmā -
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vāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vāmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 2)[imperative active first plural]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active first plural]
- ardhe -
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ardhe (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ardha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]ardha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ardhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vamati -
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vamati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√vam -> vamat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vam class 1 verb]√vam -> vamat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vam class 1 verb]√vam (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- madanā -
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madana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]madana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]madanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ākūti -
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ākūti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- sulabham -
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sulabha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sulabha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sulabhā (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 8734 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.