Sanskrit quote nr. 8748 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
करिकवलितमृष्टैः शाखिशाखाग्रपत्रैर् ।
अरुणसरणयोऽमी सर्वतो भीषयन्ते ॥karikavalitamṛṣṭaiḥ śākhiśākhāgrapatrair |
aruṇasaraṇayo'mī sarvato bhīṣayante ||
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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.
Karika (करिक): defined in 13 categories.
Valita (वलित): defined in 9 categories.
Rishta (rsta, ṛṣṭa, ऋष्ट): defined in 7 categories.
Aruna (aruṇa, अरुण): defined in 17 categories.
Sarani (saraṇi, सरणि): defined in 10 categories.
Amin (अमिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Sarvatah (sarvataḥ, सर्वतः): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Sanskrit, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jainism, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Kavya (poetry), Nepali, Tamil
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: “karikavalitamṛṣṭaiḥ śākhiśākhāgrapatrair”
- karika -
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karika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- valitam -
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valita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]valita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]valitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√val -> valita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √val]√val -> valita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √val]√val -> valitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √val]√val -> valita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √val class 1 verb], [accusative single from √val]√val -> valita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √val class 1 verb], [accusative single from √val class 1 verb], [nominative single from √val], [accusative single from √val]
- ṛṣṭaiḥ -
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ṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Cannot analyse śākhiśākhāgrapatrair
- Line 2: “aruṇasaraṇayo'mī sarvato bhīṣayante”
- aruṇa -
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aruṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- saraṇayo' -
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saraṇi (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- amī -
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amin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- sarvato* -
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sarvataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarvata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhīṣayante -
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√bhī (verb class 0)[present middle third plural]
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 8748 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.