Sanskrit quote nr. 8879 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्पूरद्रवशीकरोत्करमहानीहारमग्नामिव ।
प्रत्यग्रामृतफेनपङ्कपटलीलेपोपदिग्धामिव ॥karpūradravaśīkarotkaramahānīhāramagnāmiva |
pratyagrāmṛtaphenapaṅkapaṭalīlepopadigdhāmiva ||
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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.
Karpura (karpūra, कर्पूर): defined in 15 categories.
Drava (द्रव): defined in 8 categories.
Shikara (sikara, śīkara, शीकर): defined in 8 categories.
Utkara (उत्कर): defined in 4 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Aram (अरम्): defined in 5 categories.
Ara (अर): defined in 18 categories.
Gna (gnā, ग्ना): defined in 2 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Pratyagra (pratyagrā, प्रत्यग्रा): defined in 3 categories.
Rita (rta, ṛta, ऋत): defined in 10 categories.
Pha (फ): defined in 8 categories.
Phena (फेन): defined in 14 categories.
Panka (paṅka, पङ्क): defined in 11 categories.
Pata (paṭa, पट): defined in 19 categories.
Lila (līlā, लीला): defined in 15 categories.
Pu (पु): defined in 7 categories.
Pa (प): defined in 12 categories.
Upadigdha (upadigdhā, उपदिग्धा): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hindi, Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaiva 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: “karpūradravaśīkarotkaramahānīhāramagnāmiva”
- karpūra -
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karpūra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]karpūra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- drava -
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drava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]drava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dru (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- śīkaro -
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śīkara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śīkara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- utkaram -
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utkara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ahānī -
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aha (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]ahan (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ihā -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aram -
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aram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]arā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- gnām -
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gnā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “pratyagrāmṛtaphenapaṅkapaṭalīlepopadigdhāmiva”
- pratyagrām -
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pratyagrā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ṛta -
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ṛta (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- phena -
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phena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]phena (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]pha (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- paṅka -
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paṅka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paṅka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paṭa -
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paṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√paṭ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- līle -
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līlā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- po -
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pa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]pu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- upadigdhām -
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upadigdhā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 8879 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.