Sanskrit quote nr. 5981 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इन्दीवरेण नयनं मुखमम्बुजेन ।
कुन्देन दन्तमधरं नवपल्लवेन ॥indīvareṇa nayanaṃ mukhamambujena |
kundena dantamadharaṃ navapallavena ||
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.
Indivara (indīvara, इन्दीवर): defined in 10 categories.
Nayana (नयन): defined in 15 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Ambuja (अम्बुज): defined in 8 categories.
Kunda (कुन्द): defined in 23 categories.
Danta (दन्त): defined in 20 categories.
Adhara (अधर): defined in 17 categories.
Navapallava (नवपल्लव): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “indīvareṇa nayanaṃ mukhamambujena”
- indīvareṇa -
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indīvara (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]indīvara (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- nayanam -
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nayana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nayana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nayanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mukham -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ambujena -
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ambuja (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ambuja (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “kundena dantamadharaṃ navapallavena”
- kundena -
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kunda (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kunda (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- dantam -
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danta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- adharam -
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adhara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adhara (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]√dhṛ (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- navapallavena -
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navapallava (noun, neuter)[instrumental 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 5981 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.