Sanskrit quote nr. 6069 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इमं तिलसुमायितं युवतिनासिकासंपुटं ।
विभाव्य सुमनोजनो मनसि मोदमापद्यते ॥imaṃ tilasumāyitaṃ yuvatināsikāsaṃpuṭaṃ |
vibhāvya sumanojano manasi modamāpadyate ||
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.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Tila (तिल): defined in 19 categories.
Suma (सुम): defined in 7 categories.
Ayita (āyita, आयित): defined in 2 categories.
Yuvat (युवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Yuvati (yuvatī, युवती): defined in 11 categories.
Nasika (nāsikā, नासिका): defined in 14 categories.
Samputa (sampuṭa, सम्पुट): defined in 12 categories.
Vibhavya (vibhāvya, विभाव्य): defined in 4 categories.
Sumana (सुमन): defined in 17 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Janas (जनस्): defined in 1 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Manasin (मनसिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Moda (मोद): defined in 9 categories.
Apad (āpad, आपद्): defined in 3 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yata (yatā, यता): defined in 7 categories.
Yati (यति): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), India history, Gitashastra (science of music), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), 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: “imaṃ tilasumāyitaṃ yuvatināsikāsaṃpuṭaṃ”
- imam -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- tila -
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tila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√til (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- sumā -
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suma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]suma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- āyitam -
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√i -> āyita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √i]√i -> āyita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √i]√i -> āyitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √i]√i -> āyita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √i]√i -> āyita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i], [accusative single from √i]
- yuvati -
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yuvati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yuvatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yuvat (noun, masculine)[locative single]yuvat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√yu -> yuvat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √yu class 2 verb], [locative single from √yu class 6 verb]√yu -> yuvat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √yu class 2 verb], [locative single from √yu class 6 verb]√yu -> yuvatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √yu class 2 verb]√yu (verb class 6)[present active third single]
- nāsikā -
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nāsikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sampuṭam -
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sampuṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “vibhāvya sumanojano manasi modamāpadyate”
- vibhāvya -
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vibhāvya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vibhāvya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sumano -
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sumanas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sumanas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sumana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jano* -
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janas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]jana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- manasi -
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manasin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]manasin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]manas (noun, neuter)[locative single]√mnā (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- modam -
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moda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]modā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āpad -
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āpad (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]√āp (verb class 5)[aorist active third single]
- yate -
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yat (noun, masculine)[dative single]yat (noun, neuter)[dative single]yatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yata (noun, masculine)[locative single]yata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]yati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √i class 2 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)[locative single from √yam class 1 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [locative single from √yam class 1 verb]√yam -> yatā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb]√yat (verb class 1)[present middle first 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 6069 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.