Sanskrit quote nr. 8799 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

करौ धुनाना नवपल्लवाकृती ।
पयस्यगाधे किल जातसंभ्रमा ॥

karau dhunānā navapallavākṛtī |
payasyagādhe kila jātasaṃbhramā ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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 20 categories.
Dhunana (dhunāna, धुनान, dhunānā, धुनाना): defined in 5 categories.
Navapallava (नवपल्लव): defined in 1 categories.
Akritin (akrtin, akṛtin, अकृतिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Payas (पयस्): defined in 16 categories.
Payasya (पयस्य): defined in 5 categories.
Agadha (agādha, अगाध, agādhā, अगाधा): defined in 8 categories.
Kila (किल): defined in 16 categories.
Jata (jāta, जात): defined in 21 categories.
Sambhrama (sambhramā, सम्भ्रमा): defined in 6 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, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

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: “karau dhunānā navapallavākṛtī
  • karau -
  • kari (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kari (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    kara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dhunānā* -
  • dhunāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhunānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • navapallavā -
  • navapallava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • akṛtī -
  • akṛtin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “payasyagādhe kila jātasaṃbhramā
  • payasya -
  • payasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    payasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    payas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pay (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
    pi (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • agādhe -
  • agādha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    agādha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    agādhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gādh (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • kila -
  • kila (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • jāta -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • sambhramā -
  • sambhramā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 8799 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.

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