Sanskrit quote nr. 5175 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आरक्तायतपुष्पबाणनयने स्निग्धाञ्जनश्यामिकां ।
काश्मीरारुणकर्णिकारकुसुमोत्तंसे महानीलताम् ॥āraktāyatapuṣpabāṇanayane snigdhāñjanaśyāmikāṃ |
kāśmīrāruṇakarṇikārakusumottaṃse mahānīlatām ||
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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.
Arakta (ārakta, आरक्त): defined in 7 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Pushpabana (puspabana, puṣpabāṇa, पुष्पबाण): defined in 3 categories.
Nayana (नयन, nayanā, नयना): defined in 15 categories.
Snigdhanjana (snigdhāñjana, स्निग्धाञ्जन): defined in 2 categories.
Shyamika (syamika, śyāmikā, श्यामिका): defined in 4 categories.
Kashmira (kasmira, kāśmīra, काश्मीर, kāśmīrā, काश्मीरा): defined in 18 categories.
Arunaka (āruṇaka, आरुणक, āruṇakā, आरुणका): defined in 2 categories.
Rinika (rnika, ṛṇika, ऋणिक): defined in 1 categories.
Ara (अर): defined in 18 categories.
Kusuma (कुसुम): defined in 16 categories.
Uttamsa (uttaṃsa, उत्तंस): defined in 4 categories.
Mahanila (mahānīla, महानील): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jainism, Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “āraktāyatapuṣpabāṇanayane snigdhāñjanaśyāmikāṃ”
- āraktāya -
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ārakta (noun, masculine)[dative single]ārakta (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- ta -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound]
- puṣpabāṇa -
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puṣpabāṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nayane -
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nayana (noun, masculine)[locative single]nayana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nayanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- snigdhāñjana -
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snigdhāñjana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śyāmikām -
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śyāmikā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “kāśmīrāruṇakarṇikārakusumottaṃse mahānīlatām”
- kāśmīrā -
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kāśmīra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāśmīra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kāśmīrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āruṇakar -
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āruṇaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āruṇaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]āruṇakā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ṛṇikā -
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ṛṇika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ara -
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ara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ṛ (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√ṛ (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√ṛ (verb class 5)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- kusumo -
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kusuma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kusuma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- uttaṃse -
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uttaṃsa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- mahānīla -
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mahānīla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mahānīla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[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 5175 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.