Sanskrit quote nr. 2502 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमुनैव कषायितस्तनी ।
सुभगेन प्रियगात्रभस्मना ॥amunaiva kaṣāyitastanī |
subhagena priyagātrabhasmanā ||
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.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Kashayita (kasayita, kaṣāyita, कषायित): defined in 2 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Subhaga (सुभग): defined in 17 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 categories.
Gatra (gātra, गात्र): defined in 10 categories.
Bhasmana (bhasmanā, भस्मना): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Vastushastra (architecture), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history
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: “amunaiva kaṣāyitastanī”
- amunai -
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adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- kaṣāyitas -
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kaṣāyita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tan -
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tan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ī -
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ī (noun, feminine)[compound]ī (noun, masculine)[compound]i (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “subhagena priyagātrabhasmanā”
- subhagena -
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subhaga (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]subhaga (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- priya -
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priya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]priya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gātra -
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gātra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gātra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhasmanā -
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bhasman (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhasman (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]bhasmanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
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 2502 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.