Sanskrit quote nr. 4763 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आदौ मज्जनचीरहारतिलकं नेत्राञ्जनं कुण्डलं ।
नासामौक्तिकमालतीविकरणं झंकारकं नूपुरम् ॥ādau majjanacīrahāratilakaṃ netrāñjanaṃ kuṇḍalaṃ |
nāsāmauktikamālatīvikaraṇaṃ jhaṃkārakaṃ nūpuram ||
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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.
Majjana (मज्जन): defined in 9 categories.
Cira (cīra, चीर): defined in 16 categories.
Hara (hāra, हार): defined in 18 categories.
Tilaka (तिलक): defined in 17 categories.
Netranjana (netrāñjana, नेत्राञ्जन): defined in 1 categories.
Kundala (kuṇḍala, कुण्डल): defined in 19 categories.
Kama (kamā, कमा): defined in 24 categories.
Alati (अलति): defined in 4 categories.
Vikarana (vikaraṇa, विकरण): defined in 5 categories.
Jhankara (jhaṅkāra, झङ्कार): defined in 9 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Nupura (nūpura, नूपुर): defined in 10 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 majjanacīrahāratilakaṃ netrāñjanaṃ kuṇḍalaṃ”
- 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]
- majjana -
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majjana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]majjana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cīra -
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cīra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cīra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hāra -
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hāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tilakam -
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tilaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tilakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- netrāñjanam -
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netrāñjana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kuṇḍalam -
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kuṇḍala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kuṇḍala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kuṇḍalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “nāsāmauktikamālatīvikaraṇaṃ jhaṃkārakaṃ nūpuram”
- nāsāma -
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√nās (verb class 1)[imperative active first plural]
- ukti -
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ukti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- kamā -
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kamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- alatī -
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alati (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vikaraṇam -
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vikaraṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vikaraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vikaraṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jhaṅkāra -
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jhaṅkāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kam -
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ka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- nūpuram -
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nūpura (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nūpura (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 4763 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.