Sanskrit quote nr. 4409 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आघ्रातं कमलं प्रियेण सुदृशा स्मित्वापनीतं मुखं ।
दत्तं विभ्रमकन्दुके नखपदं सीत्कृत्य गूढौ स्तनौ ॥āghrātaṃ kamalaṃ priyeṇa sudṛśā smitvāpanītaṃ mukhaṃ |
dattaṃ vibhramakanduke nakhapadaṃ sītkṛtya gūḍhau stanau ||
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.
Aghrata (āghrāta, आघ्रात): defined in 4 categories.
Kamala (कमल): defined in 22 categories.
Priyena (priyeṇa, प्रियेण): defined in 1 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 categories.
Sudrish (sudrs, sudṛś, सुदृश्): defined in 2 categories.
Apanita (apanīta, अपनीत): defined in 3 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Datta (दत्त): defined in 12 categories.
Vibhrama (विभ्रम): defined in 13 categories.
Kanduka (कन्दुक): defined in 9 categories.
Nakhapada (नखपद): defined in 1 categories.
Gudha (gūḍha, गूढ): defined in 12 categories.
Stana (स्तन): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “āghrātaṃ kamalaṃ priyeṇa sudṛśā smitvāpanītaṃ mukhaṃ”
- āghrātam -
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āghrāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āghrāta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āghrātā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kamalam -
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kamala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kamala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kamalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- priyeṇa -
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priyeṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]priya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]priya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- sudṛśā -
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sudṛś (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sudṛś (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- smitvā -
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√smi -> smitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √smi]
- apanītam -
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apanīta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]apanīta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]apanītā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mukham -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “dattaṃ vibhramakanduke nakhapadaṃ sītkṛtya gūḍhau stanau”
- dattam -
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datta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]datta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dattā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√dā (verb class 3)[imperative active second dual]
- vibhrama -
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vibhrama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kanduke -
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kanduka (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- nakhapadam -
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nakhapada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse sītkṛtya*gū
- gūḍhau -
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gūḍha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√guh -> gūḍha (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √guh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √guh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √guh class 1 verb]
- stanau -
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stana (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 4409 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.