Sanskrit quote nr. 4883 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आन्ध्री प्रीतिनिबन्धनैकनिपुणा लाटी विदग्धप्रिया ।
कर्णाटी सुरतोपचारचतुरा नारी शुचिश्चोलिका ॥āndhrī prītinibandhanaikanipuṇā lāṭī vidagdhapriyā |
karṇāṭī suratopacāracaturā nārī śuciścolikā ||
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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.
Andhri (āndhrī, आन्ध्री): defined in 3 categories.
Nibandhana (निबन्धन): defined in 8 categories.
Aika (ऐक): defined in 2 categories.
Nipuna (nipuṇa, निपुण, nipuṇā, निपुणा): defined in 9 categories.
Lati (lāṭī, लाटी): defined in 6 categories.
Vidagdha (विदग्ध): defined in 11 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (priyā, प्रिया): defined in 11 categories.
Karnati (karṇāṭī, कर्णाटी): defined in 5 categories.
Surata (सुरत, suratā, सुरता): defined in 8 categories.
Surat (सुरत्): defined in 3 categories.
Upacara (upacāra, उपचार): defined in 14 categories.
Catura (चतुर, caturā, चतुरा): defined in 8 categories.
Nari (nāri, नारि, nārī, नारी): defined in 15 categories.
Shuci (suci, śuci, शुचि): defined in 20 categories.
Coli (colī, चोली): defined in 6 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Hindi, Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Hinduism, India history, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “āndhrī prītinibandhanaikanipuṇā lāṭī vidagdhapriyā”
- āndhrī -
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āndhrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- prīti -
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prīti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- nibandhanai -
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nibandhana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nibandhana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aika -
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aika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nipuṇā* -
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nipuṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nipuṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- lāṭī -
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lāṭī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- vidagdha -
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vidagdha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vidagdha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- priyā -
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prī (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]prī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]priyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “karṇāṭī suratopacāracaturā nārī śuciścolikā”
- karṇāṭī -
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karṇāṭī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- surato -
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surata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]surata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]suratā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sur -> surat (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √sur class 6 verb]√sur -> surat (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √sur class 6 verb]√sur (verb class 6)[imperative active second plural]
- upacāra -
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upacāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- caturā* -
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catura (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]caturā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nārī -
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nārī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]nāri (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- śuciś -
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śuci (noun, masculine)[nominative single]śuci (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- coli -
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colī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- kā -
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kā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kā (pronoun, feminine)[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 4883 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.