Sanskrit quote nr. 5320 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आलिङ्गन् भृशमङ्गकानि सुदृशामास्यानि चुम्बं नयन् ।
वक्षोजोरुनितम्बकण्ठनखरश्रीचित्रभावं नयन् ॥āliṅgan bhṛśamaṅgakāni sudṛśāmāsyāni cumbaṃ nayan |
vakṣojorunitambakaṇṭhanakharaśrīcitrabhāvaṃ nayan ||
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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.
Bhrisham (bhrsam, bhṛśam, भृशम्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhrisha (bhrsa, bhṛśa, भृश): defined in 8 categories.
Angaka (aṅgaka, अङ्गक): defined in 3 categories.
Sudrish (sudrs, sudṛś, सुदृश्): defined in 2 categories.
Asya (āsya, आस्य): defined in 10 categories.
Cumba (चुम्ब): defined in 3 categories.
Nayat (नयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vakshoja (vaksoja, vakṣoja, वक्षोज): defined in 4 categories.
Uru (उरु): defined in 16 categories.
Nitamba (नितम्ब): defined in 9 categories.
Khara (खर): defined in 22 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Citra (चित्र): defined in 26 categories.
Bhava (bhāva, भाव): defined in 31 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kannada, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Gitashastra (science of music), Marathi, Prakrit, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Buddhism, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Buddhist philosophy
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: “āliṅgan bhṛśamaṅgakāni sudṛśāmāsyāni cumbaṃ nayan”
- ā -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- aliṅgan -
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√liṅg (verb class 1)[imperfect active third plural]
- bhṛśam -
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bhṛśam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhṛśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhṛśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhṛśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aṅgakāni -
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aṅgaka (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sudṛśām -
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sudṛś (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sudṛś (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- āsyāni -
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āsya (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √ās], [vocative plural from √ās], [accusative plural from √ās]√as -> āsya (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √as], [vocative plural from √as], [accusative plural from √as]
- cumbam -
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cumba (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cumbā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nayan -
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nayat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√nay -> nayat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √nay class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nay class 1 verb]√nī -> nayat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √nī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nī class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “vakṣojorunitambakaṇṭhanakharaśrīcitrabhāvaṃ nayan”
- vakṣojo -
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vakṣoja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- uru -
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uru (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]uru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- nitamba -
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nitamba (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kaṇṭhan -
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√kaṇṭh -> kaṇṭhat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kaṇṭh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kaṇṭh class 1 verb]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- khara -
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khara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]khara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śrī -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]śrī (noun, masculine)[compound]
- citra -
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citra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]citra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāvam -
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bhāva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]√bhū -> bhāvam (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhū]
- nayan -
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nayat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√nay -> nayat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √nay class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nay class 1 verb]√nī -> nayat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √nī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nī class 1 verb]
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 5320 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.