Sanskrit quote nr. 6659 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्सार्य कुन्तलमपास्य दुकूलकूलम् ।
उन्नाम्य बाहुलतिकामलसास्तरुण्यः ॥utsārya kuntalamapāsya dukūlakūlam |
unnāmya bāhulatikāmalasāstaruṇyaḥ ||
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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.
Utsarya (utsārya, उत्सार्य): defined in 2 categories.
Kuntala (कुन्तल): defined in 12 categories.
Apasya (apāsya, अपास्य): defined in 3 categories.
Dukula (dukūla, दुकूल): defined in 10 categories.
Kula (kūla, कूल): defined in 22 categories.
Bahulatika (bāhulatikā, बाहुलतिका): defined in 1 categories.
Alasa (अलस, alasā, अलसा): defined in 16 categories.
Taruni (taruṇī, तरुणी): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “utsārya kuntalamapāsya dukūlakūlam”
- utsārya -
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utsārya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]utsārya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kuntalam -
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kuntala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- apāsya -
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apāsya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dukūla -
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dukūla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dukūla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kūlam -
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kūla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “unnāmya bāhulatikāmalasāstaruṇyaḥ”
- unnāmya -
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unnāmya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bāhulatikām -
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bāhulatikā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- alasās -
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alasa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]alasā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- taruṇyaḥ -
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taruṇī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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 6659 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.