Sanskrit quote nr. 8752 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
करिमदपरिमलवाही ।
वहति बहिर्गिरिसरित्समीर इति ॥karimadaparimalavāhī |
vahati bahirgirisaritsamīra iti ||
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.
Ada (अद): defined in 9 categories.
Parimala (परिमल): defined in 9 categories.
Vahin (vāhin, वाहिन्): defined in 11 categories.
Vahat (वहत्): defined in 1 categories.
Vahati (vahatī, वहती): defined in 3 categories.
Sarit (सरित्): defined in 7 categories.
Samira (samīra, समीर): defined in 9 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Nepali, Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
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: “karimadaparimalavāhī”
- karim -
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kari (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kari (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ada -
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ada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- parimala -
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parimala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vāhī -
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vāhi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vāhin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “vahati bahirgirisaritsamīra iti”
- vahati -
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vahati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vahatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vahat (noun, feminine)[locative single]√vah -> vahat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vah class 1 verb]√vah -> vahat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vah class 1 verb]√vah (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- bahirgiri -
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bahirgiri (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- sarit -
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sarit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- samīra* -
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samīra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [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 8752 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.