Sanskrit quote nr. 5494 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आश्लेषचुम्बनरतोत्सवकौतुकानि ।
क्रीडादुरोदरपणः प्रतिभूरनङ्गः ॥āśleṣacumbanaratotsavakautukāni |
krīḍādurodarapaṇaḥ pratibhūranaṅgaḥ ||
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.
Ashlesha (aslesa, āśleṣa, आश्लेष): defined in 10 categories.
Cumbana (चुम्बन): defined in 8 categories.
Ratotsava (रतोत्सव): defined in 2 categories.
Kautuka (कौतुक): defined in 8 categories.
Krida (krīḍa, क्रीड): defined in 10 categories.
Ura (urā, उरा): defined in 9 categories.
Uru (उरु): defined in 16 categories.
Udara (उदर): defined in 18 categories.
Pana (paṇa, पण): defined in 20 categories.
Pratibhu (pratibhū, प्रतिभू): defined in 6 categories.
Ananga (anaṅga, अनङ्ग): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Shilpashastra (iconography), Jainism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Pali, India history, Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), Tamil, Hinduism
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: “āśleṣacumbanaratotsavakautukāni”
- āśleṣa -
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āśleṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- cumbana -
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cumbana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ratotsava -
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ratotsava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kautukāni -
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kautuka (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “krīḍādurodarapaṇaḥ pratibhūranaṅgaḥ”
- krīḍād -
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krīḍa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]krīḍa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- uro -
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uras (noun, masculine)[compound]uras (noun, neuter)[compound]urā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]uru (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- udara -
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udara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paṇaḥ -
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paṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pratibhūr -
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pratibhū (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- anaṅgaḥ -
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anaṅga (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 5494 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.