Sanskrit quote nr. 3170 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अलिनीलालकलतं कं न हन्ति घनस्तनि ।
आननं नलिनच्छायनयनं शशिकान्ति ते ॥alinīlālakalataṃ kaṃ na hanti ghanastani |
ānanaṃ nalinacchāyanayanaṃ śaśikānti te ||
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.
Alini (alinī, अलिनी): defined in 4 categories.
Lalaka (lālaka, लालक): defined in 4 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ghana (घन): defined in 22 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Anana (ānana, आनन): defined in 14 categories.
Nali (nalī, नली): defined in 10 categories.
Nat (नत्): defined in 4 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Shashika (sasika, śaśika, शशिक): defined in 3 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, India history, Prakrit, Kannada, Pali, Hindi, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali
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: “alinīlālakalataṃ kaṃ na hanti ghanastani”
- alinī -
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alinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- lālaka -
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lālaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lālaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- latam -
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latā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kam -
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ka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hanti -
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hanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√han (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- ghanas -
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ghana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tani -
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tan (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “ānanaṃ nalinacchāyanayanaṃ śaśikānti te”
- ānanam -
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ānana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- nali -
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nalī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- nacch -
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nat (noun, masculine)[compound]nat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śāyana -
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śāyana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yan -
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yat (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- śaśikā -
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śaśika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- anti -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]antī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive 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 3170 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.