Sanskrit quote nr. 5285 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आलम्बिहेमरशनाह् स्तनसक्तहाराः ।
कन्दर्पदर्पशिथिलीकृतगात्रयष्ट्यः ॥ālambihemaraśanāh stanasaktahārāḥ |
kandarpadarpaśithilīkṛtagātrayaṣṭyaḥ ||
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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.
Stana (स्तन): defined in 9 categories.
Hara (hāra, हार, hārā, हारा): defined in 18 categories.
Kandarpa (कन्दर्प): defined in 7 categories.
Darpa (दर्प): defined in 9 categories.
Shithilikrita (sithilikrta, śithilīkṛta, शिथिलीकृत): defined in 3 categories.
Gatrayashti (gatrayasti, gātrayaṣṭi, गात्रयष्टि): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali
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: “ālambihemaraśanāh stanasaktahārāḥ”
- Cannot analyse ālambihemaraśanāh*st
- stana -
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stana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√stan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sakta -
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sakta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sakta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sag -> sakta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sag class 1 verb]√sag -> sakta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sag class 1 verb]√saj -> sakta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √saj class 1 verb]√saj -> sakta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √saj class 1 verb]√sañj -> sakta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sañj class 1 verb]√sañj -> sakta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sañj class 1 verb]
- hārāḥ -
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hāra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]hārā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “kandarpadarpaśithilīkṛtagātrayaṣṭyaḥ”
- kandarpa -
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kandarpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- darpa -
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darpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śithilīkṛta -
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śithilīkṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śithilīkṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gātrayaṣṭya -
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gātrayaṣṭi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]gātrayaṣṭi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]gātrayaṣṭi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- aḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative 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 5285 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.