Sanskrit quote nr. 4761 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आदौ प्रेमकषायिता हरमुखव्यापारलोला शनैर् ।
व्रीडाभारविधूर्णिता मुकुलिता धूमोद्गमव्याजतः ॥ādau premakaṣāyitā haramukhavyāpāralolā śanair |
vrīḍābhāravidhūrṇitā mukulitā dhūmodgamavyājataḥ ||
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.
Adau (ādau, आदौ): defined in 3 categories.
Ada (āda, आद): defined in 9 categories.
Adi (ādi, आदि): defined in 14 categories.
Kashayita (kasayita, kaṣāyita, कषायित, kaṣāyitā, कषायिता): defined in 2 categories.
Hara (हर): defined in 18 categories.
Ukha (उख): defined in 4 categories.
Vyapara (vyāpāra, व्यापार): defined in 12 categories.
Lola (lolā, लोला): defined in 10 categories.
Vrida (vrīḍā, व्रीडा): defined in 9 categories.
Bharavi (bhāravī, भारवी): defined in 5 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Mukulita (मुकुलित, mukulitā, मुकुलिता): defined in 6 categories.
Dhumodgama (dhūmodgama, धूमोद्गम): defined in 1 categories.
Vyaja (vyāja, व्याज): defined in 7 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: “ādau premakaṣāyitā haramukhavyāpāralolā śanair”
- ādau -
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ādau (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āda (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ādi (noun, masculine)[locative single]ādi (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- prema -
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preman (noun, masculine)[compound]preman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kaṣāyitā* -
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kaṣāyita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kaṣāyitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- haram -
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hara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]harā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ukha -
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ukha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vyāpāra -
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vyāpāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- lolā -
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lolā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse śanair
- Line 2: “vrīḍābhāravidhūrṇitā mukulitā dhūmodgamavyājataḥ”
- vrīḍā -
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vrīḍā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- bhāravi -
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bhāravi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhāravī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- dhūrṇi -
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dhūrṇi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- tā* -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- mukulitā* -
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mukulita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mukulitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dhūmodgama -
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dhūmodgama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vyāja -
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vyāja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- taḥ -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[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 4761 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.