Sanskrit quote nr. 2625 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अम्लानस्तबकन्ति कुन्तलभरे सीमन्तसीमास्विमाः ।
सिन्दूरन्ति कपोलभित्तिषु मिलन्मैरेयरागन्ति च ॥amlānastabakanti kuntalabhare sīmantasīmāsvimāḥ |
sindūranti kapolabhittiṣu milanmaireyarāganti ca ||
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.
Amlana (amlāna, अम्लान): defined in 5 categories.
Tap (तप्): defined in 4 categories.
Kuntala (कुन्तल): defined in 12 categories.
Bhara (भर, bharā, भरा): defined in 14 categories.
Bhari (भरि): defined in 6 categories.
Simanta (sīmanta, सीमन्त): defined in 9 categories.
Sima (sīmā, सीमा): defined in 13 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kapolabhitti (कपोलभित्ति): defined in 2 categories.
Milat (मिलत्): defined in 1 categories.
Maireya (मैरेय): defined in 5 categories.
Ragh (rāgh, राघ्): defined in 1 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
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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: “amlānastabakanti kuntalabhare sīmantasīmāsvimāḥ”
- amlānas -
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amlāna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tab -
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tap (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- akanti -
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√ak (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- kuntala -
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kuntala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhare -
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bhara (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bharā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhari (noun, masculine)[vocative single]bhari (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√bhṛ (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- sīmanta -
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sīmanta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sīmāsvi -
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sīmā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- imāḥ -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “sindūranti kapolabhittiṣu milanmaireyarāganti ca”
- Cannot analyse sindūranti*ka
- kapolabhittiṣu -
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kapolabhitti (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- milan -
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milat (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]milat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√mil -> milat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √mil class 6 verb], [vocative single from √mil class 6 verb]√mil -> milat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √mil class 6 verb], [vocative single from √mil class 6 verb], [accusative single from √mil class 6 verb]
- maireya -
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maireya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- rāg -
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rāgh (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- anti -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]antī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 2625 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.