Sanskrit quote nr. 6115 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इयं सुनयना दासीकृततामरसश्रिया ।
आननेनाकलङ्केन जयन्तीन्दुं कलङ्कितम् ॥iyaṃ sunayanā dāsīkṛtatāmarasaśriyā |
ānanenākalaṅkena jayantīnduṃ kalaṅkitam ||
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.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Sunayana (सुनयन, sunayanā, सुनयना): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Tamarasa (tāmarasa, तामरस): defined in 5 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Shriya (sriya, śriyā, श्रिया): defined in 5 categories.
Anana (ānana, आनन): defined in 14 categories.
Akalanka (akalaṅka, अकलङ्क): defined in 6 categories.
Jayanti (jayantī, जयन्ती): defined in 15 categories.
Jayat (जयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Indu (इन्दु): defined in 14 categories.
Kalankita (kalaṅkita, कलङ्कित): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Hindi, Prakrit, Buddhism, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Tamil, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “iyaṃ sunayanā dāsīkṛtatāmarasaśriyā”
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sunayanā* -
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sunayana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sunayanā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dāsī -
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dāsī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- kṛta -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 1)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural], [injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[injunctive middle third single]
- tāmarasa -
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tāmarasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tāmarasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śriyā -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]śrī (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]śriyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “ānanenākalaṅkena jayantīnduṃ kalaṅkitam”
- ānanenā -
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ānana (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- akalaṅkena -
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akalaṅka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]akalaṅka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- jayantī -
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jayantī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]jayat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]√ji -> jayat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ji class 1 verb]√ji -> jayantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 1 verb]√ji (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- indum -
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indu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- kalaṅkitam -
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kalaṅkita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kalaṅkita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kalaṅkitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 6115 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.