Sanskrit quote nr. 5173 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आरक्ताङ्कुरदन्तुरा कमलिनी नायामिनी यामिनी ।
स्तोकोन्मुक्ततुषारमम्बरमणेरीषत् प्रगल्भं महः ॥āraktāṅkuradanturā kamalinī nāyāminī yāminī |
stokonmuktatuṣāramambaramaṇerīṣat pragalbhaṃ mahaḥ ||
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.
Arakta (ārakta, आरक्त, āraktā, आरक्ता): defined in 7 categories.
Ankura (aṅkura, अङ्कुर): defined in 14 categories.
Dantura (danturā, दन्तुरा): defined in 5 categories.
Kamalini (kamalinī, कमलिनी): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Naya (nāya, नाय): defined in 16 categories.
Amin (अमिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Amini (aminī, अमिनी): defined in 2 categories.
Yamini (yāminī, यामिनी): defined in 10 categories.
Stoka (स्तोक, stokā, स्तोका): defined in 4 categories.
Unmukta (उन्मुक्त): defined in 3 categories.
Tushara (tusara, tuṣāra, तुषार): defined in 14 categories.
Ambaramani (ambaramaṇi, अम्बरमणि): defined in 2 categories.
Ishat (isat, īṣat, ईषत्): defined in 4 categories.
Pragalbha (प्रगल्भ): defined in 7 categories.
Mah (मह्): defined in 3 categories.
Maha (मह): defined in 12 categories.
Mahan (महन्): defined in 5 categories.
Mahas (महस्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Nepali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Tamil, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “āraktāṅkuradanturā kamalinī nāyāminī yāminī”
- āraktā -
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ārakta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ārakta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]āraktā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṅkura -
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aṅkura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- danturā -
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danturā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kamalinī -
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kamalinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- nāyā -
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nāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, masculine)[dative single]na (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- aminī -
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aminī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]amin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yāminī -
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yāminī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- Line 2: “stokonmuktatuṣāramambaramaṇerīṣat pragalbhaṃ mahaḥ”
- stoko -
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stoka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]stoka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]stokā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- unmukta -
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unmukta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]unmukta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tuṣāram -
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tuṣāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tuṣāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tuṣārā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ambaramaṇer -
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ambaramaṇi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- īṣat -
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īṣat (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]īṣat (noun, masculine)[compound]īṣat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pragalbham -
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pragalbha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pragalbha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pragalbhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mahaḥ -
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mahaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]mahan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mahas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mah (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]maha (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 5173 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.