Sanskrit quote nr. 1702 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्घ्रीनीरन्घ्रपीनस्तनतटलुठनायासमन्दप्रचाराश् चारूनुल्लासयन्तो द्रविडनरवधूहारिधम्मिल्लभारान् ।
जिघ्रन्तः सिंहलीनां मुखकमलमलं केरलीनां कपोलं चुम्बन्तो वान्ति मन्दं मलयपरिमला वायवो दाक्षिणात्याः ॥anghrīnīranghrapīnastanataṭaluṭhanāyāsamandapracārāś cārūnullāsayanto draviḍanaravadhūhāridhammillabhārān |
jighrantaḥ siṃhalīnāṃ mukhakamalamalaṃ keralīnāṃ kapolaṃ cumbanto vānti mandaṃ malayaparimalā vāyavo dākṣiṇātyāḥ ||
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.
Caru (cāru, चारु): defined in 15 categories.
Ullasa (ullāsa, उल्लास): defined in 7 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yantri (yantr, yantṛ, यन्तृ): defined in 6 categories.
Dravida (draviḍa, द्रविड): defined in 11 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Vadhu (वधु): defined in 9 categories.
Hari (hāri, हारि, hārī, हारी): defined in 25 categories.
Dhammilla (धम्मिल्ल): defined in 5 categories.
Bhara (bhāra, भार): defined in 14 categories.
Simha (siṃha, सिंह): defined in 21 categories.
Li (लि, lī, ली): defined in 7 categories.
Lina (līnā, लीना): defined in 13 categories.
Mukhakamala (मुखकमल): defined in 3 categories.
Alam (अलम्): defined in 9 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Kerali (keralī, केरली): defined in 2 categories.
Kapola (कपोल): defined in 9 categories.
Vat (vāt, वात्): defined in 6 categories.
Vanti (vāntī, वान्ती): defined in 5 categories.
Mandam (मन्दम्): defined in 2 categories.
Manda (मन्द): defined in 22 categories.
Malaya (मलय): defined in 19 categories.
Parimala (परिमल): defined in 9 categories.
Vayava (vāyava, वायव): defined in 5 categories.
Vayu (vāyu, वायु): defined in 26 categories.
Dakshinatya (daksinatya, dākṣiṇātya, दाक्षिणात्य, dākṣiṇātyā, दाक्षिणात्या): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Hinduism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Biology (plants and animals), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Nepali, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Buddhism, Vaisheshika (school of 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: “anghrīnīranghrapīnastanataṭaluṭhanāyāsamandapracārāś cārūnullāsayanto draviḍanaravadhūhāridhammillabhārān”
- Cannot analyse anghrīnīranghrapīnastanataṭaluṭhanāyāsamandapracārāś*cā
- cārūn -
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cāru (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ullāsa -
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ullāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yanto* -
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yat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]yantṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb]
- draviḍa -
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draviḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nara -
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nara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vadhū -
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vadhū (noun, feminine)[compound]vadhu (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- hāri -
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hāri (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]hāri (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]hāri (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]hārī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]hārin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]hārin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dhammilla -
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dhammilla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhārān -
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bhāra (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “jighrantaḥ siṃhalīnāṃ mukhakamalamalaṃ keralīnāṃ kapolaṃ cumbanto vānti mandaṃ malayaparimalā vāyavo dākṣiṇātyāḥ”
- Cannot analyse jighrantaḥ*si
- siṃha -
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siṃha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- līnām -
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li (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]lī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]līnā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√lī -> līnā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √lī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lī class 4 verb], [accusative single from √lī class 9 verb]
- mukhakamalam -
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mukhakamala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- alam -
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alam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- keralīnām -
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keralī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- kapolam -
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kapola (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse cumbanto*vā
- vānti -
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vānti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vā class 1 verb]√vā -> vāntī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā (verb class 2)[present active third plural]√vā (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- mandam -
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mandam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]manda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]manda (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mandā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- malaya -
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malaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√mal (verb class 10)[imperative active second single]
- parimalā* -
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parimala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- vāyavo* -
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vāyava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vāyu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vāyu (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- dākṣiṇātyāḥ -
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dākṣiṇātya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dākṣiṇātyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 1702 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.