Sanskrit quote nr. 5023 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आमर्दयति पाणिभ्यां कान्ते कमलकोरके ।
सिन्दूरतिलके बाला कस्तूरीतिलकं व्यधात् ॥āmardayati pāṇibhyāṃ kānte kamalakorake |
sindūratilake bālā kastūrītilakaṃ vyadhāt ||
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.
Amarda (āmarda, आमर्द): defined in 3 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yati (yatī, यती): defined in 18 categories.
Pani (pāṇi, पाणि): defined in 17 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त, kāntā, कान्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Kanti (kānti, कान्ति): defined in 16 categories.
Kamalaka (कमलक): defined in 1 categories.
Ka (क, kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Sinduratilaka (sindūratilaka, सिन्दूरतिलक, sindūratilakā, सिन्दूरतिलका): defined in 2 categories.
Bala (bālā, बाला): defined in 30 categories.
Kasturi (kastūri, कस्तूरि, kastūrī, कस्तूरी): defined in 13 categories.
Tilaka (तिलक): defined in 17 categories.
Vyadha (व्यध): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, India history, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhism, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), 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: “āmardayati pāṇibhyāṃ kānte kamalakorake”
- āmarda -
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āmarda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yati -
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yati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yatin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yat (noun, masculine)[locative single]yat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- pāṇibhyām -
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pāṇi (noun, masculine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]pāṇin (noun, masculine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]pāṇin (noun, neuter)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- kānte -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[locative single]kānta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kānti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [locative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kam class 1 verb]
- kamalako -
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kamalaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ura -
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uras (noun, masculine)[compound]uras (noun, neuter)[compound]
- ke -
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ka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]ka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “sindūratilake bālā kastūrītilakaṃ vyadhāt”
- sindūratilake -
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sindūratilaka (noun, masculine)[locative single]sindūratilakā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bālā -
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bālā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kastūrī -
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kastūrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kastūri (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tilakam -
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tilaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tilakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vyadhāt -
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vyadha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative 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 5023 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.