Sanskrit quote nr. 6970 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उन्मीलत्युरसा गुणालिनिचिता निर्दूषणा भूषणा ।
सोल्लासोषसि लोलया सुमनसा सूक्त्या मनोहारिणी ॥unmīlatyurasā guṇālinicitā nirdūṣaṇā bhūṣaṇā |
sollāsoṣasi lolayā sumanasā sūktyā manohāriṇī ||
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.
Guna (guṇa, गुण, guṇā, गुणा): defined in 26 categories.
Alin (अलिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Alini (alinī, अलिनी): defined in 4 categories.
Cita (चित, citā, चिता): defined in 10 categories.
Nih (niḥ, निः): defined in 3 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Dushana (dusana, dūṣaṇa, दूषण, dūṣaṇā, दूषणा): defined in 10 categories.
Bhu (भु, bhū, भू): defined in 16 categories.
Ushana (usana, uṣaṇā, उषणा): defined in 8 categories.
Sollasa (sollāsa, सोल्लास, sollāsā, सोल्लासा): defined in 2 categories.
Ushas (usas, uṣas, उषस्): defined in 3 categories.
Ushasi (usasi, uṣasī, उषसी): defined in 1 categories.
Lola (lolā, लोला): defined in 10 categories.
Sumanasa (sumanasā, सुमनसा): defined in 6 categories.
Manoharini (manohāriṇī, मनोहारिणी): defined in 1 categories.
Manoharin (manohārin, मनोहारिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Tamil, Nepali, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), 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: “unmīlatyurasā guṇālinicitā nirdūṣaṇā bhūṣaṇā”
- Cannot analyse unmīlatyurasā*gu
- guṇā -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]guṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- alini -
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alinī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]alin (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- citā* -
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cita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]citā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nir -
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niḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]niḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ni (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- dūṣaṇā* -
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dūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dūṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhū -
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bhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]bhu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]bhū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]bhū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- uṣaṇā -
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uṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sollāsoṣasi lolayā sumanasā sūktyā manohāriṇī”
- sollāso -
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sollāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sollāsa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sollāsā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uṣasi -
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uṣasī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]uṣas (noun, feminine)[locative single]uṣas (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- lolayā -
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lolā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- sumanasā -
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sumanas (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sumanas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sumanasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sūktyā* -
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sūkti (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- manohāriṇī -
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manohāriṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]manohārin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative 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 6970 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.