Sanskrit quote nr. 9025 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

कलितगरिमा श्रोणिर्मध्यं विवृद्धवलित्रयं ।
हृदयमुदयल्लज्जं मज्जच्चिरन्तनचापलम् ॥

kalitagarimā śroṇirmadhyaṃ vivṛddhavalitrayaṃ |
hṛdayamudayallajjaṃ majjaccirantanacāpalam ||

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.

Kalita (कलित): defined in 8 categories.
Gariman (गरिमन्): defined in 1 categories.
Shroni (sroni, śroṇi, श्रोणि): defined in 8 categories.
Madhyam (मध्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Madhya (मध्य): defined in 23 categories.
Vivriddha (vivrddha, vivṛddha, विवृद्ध): defined in 2 categories.
Vali (valī, वली): defined in 14 categories.
Traya (त्रय): defined in 5 categories.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय): defined in 16 categories.
Uda (उद): defined in 10 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Lajja (लज्ज): defined in 10 categories.
Majjat (मज्जत्): defined in 4 categories.
Cirantana (चिरन्तन): defined in 6 categories.
Capala (cāpala, चापल): defined in 17 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Hindi, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Prakrit, Tamil, Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), 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: “kalitagarimā śroṇirmadhyaṃ vivṛddhavalitrayaṃ
  • kalita -
  • kalita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kalita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kal -> kalita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kal class 10 verb]
    kal -> kalita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kal class 10 verb]
  • garimā -
  • gariman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śroṇir -
  • śroṇi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • madhyam -
  • madhyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vivṛddha -
  • vivṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vivṛddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vali -
  • valī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • trayam -
  • traya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    traya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “hṛdayamudayallajjaṃ majjaccirantanacāpalam
  • hṛdayam -
  • hṛdaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hṛdaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hṛdayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uda -
  • uda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
    ud (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yal -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • lajjam -
  • lajja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lajjā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • majjac -
  • majj -> majjat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √majj class 6 verb], [vocative single from √majj class 6 verb], [accusative single from √majj class 6 verb]
  • cirantana -
  • cirantana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cirantana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cāpalam -
  • cāpala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 9025 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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