Sanskrit quote nr. 5522 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आसज्य स्वयमेव चुम्बनविधिं याच्ञा विनालिङ्गनं ।
तल्पान्ते जघनेन वेपथुमता पर्यर्पितं जानुनोः ॥āsajya svayameva cumbanavidhiṃ yācñā vināliṅganaṃ |
talpānte jaghanena vepathumatā paryarpitaṃ jānunoḥ ||
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.
Asajya (āsajya, आसज्य): defined in 1 categories.
Svayam (स्वयम्): defined in 6 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Cumbana (चुम्बन): defined in 8 categories.
Vidhi (विधि): defined in 15 categories.
Yacna (yācñā, याच्ञा): defined in 1 categories.
Vina (vinā, विना): defined in 21 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Alingana (āliṅgana, आलिङ्गन): defined in 10 categories.
Talpa (तल्प): defined in 6 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Jaghanena (जघनेन): defined in 1 categories.
Jaghana (जघन): defined in 7 categories.
Vepathumat (वेपथुमत्): defined in 1 categories.
Pari (परि): defined in 9 categories.
Arpita (अर्पित): defined in 9 categories.
Janu (jānu, जानु): defined in 17 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jainism, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “āsajya svayameva cumbanavidhiṃ yācñā vināliṅganaṃ”
- āsajya -
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āsajya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cumbana -
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cumbana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidhim -
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vidhi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]vidhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- yācñā* -
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yācñā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vinā -
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vinā (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]vi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vi (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vī (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- āliṅganam -
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āliṅgana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āliṅganā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “talpānte jaghanena vepathumatā paryarpitaṃ jānunoḥ”
- talpān -
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talpa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- jaghanena -
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jaghanena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]jaghana (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- vepathumatā -
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vepathumat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vepathumat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vepathumatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- parya -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- arpitam -
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arpita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]arpita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]arpitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ṛ -> arpita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √ṛ]√ṛ -> arpita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √ṛ]√ṛ -> arpitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √ṛ]√ṛ -> arpita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ṛ]√ṛ -> arpita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ṛ], [accusative single from √ṛ]
- jānunoḥ -
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jānu (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
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 5522 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.