Sanskrit quote nr. 8989 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कलय वलयं धम्मिल्लेऽस्मिन्निवेशय मल्लिकां ।
रचय सिचयं मुक्ताहारं विभूषय सत्वरम् ॥kalaya valayaṃ dhammille'sminniveśaya mallikāṃ |
racaya sicayaṃ muktāhāraṃ vibhūṣaya satvaram ||
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.
Valaya (वलय): defined in 18 categories.
Dhammilla (धम्मिल्ल): defined in 5 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Isha (isa, īśa, ईश): defined in 15 categories.
Mallika (mallikā, मल्लिका): defined in 15 categories.
Sicaya (सिचय): defined in 4 categories.
Muktahara (muktāhāra, मुक्ताहार): defined in 5 categories.
Vibhu (विभु, vibhū, विभू): defined in 13 categories.
Satvara (सत्वर): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), 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: “kalaya valayaṃ dhammille'sminniveśaya mallikāṃ”
- kalaya -
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√kal (verb class 10)[imperative active second single]
- valayam -
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valaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]valaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dhammille' -
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dhammilla (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- asminn -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- ive -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- īśa -
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īśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]īśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ya -
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- mallikām -
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mallikā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “racaya sicayaṃ muktāhāraṃ vibhūṣaya satvaram”
- racaya -
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√rac (verb class 10)[imperative active second single]
- sicayam -
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sicaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- muktāhāram -
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muktāhāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]muktāhāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]muktāhārā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vibhū -
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vibhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vibhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vibhu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vibhū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]vibhū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- uṣa -
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uṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ya -
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- satvaram -
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satvara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]satvara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]satvarā (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 8989 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.