Sanskrit quote nr. 6998 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उन्मृष्टपत्रा लुलितालकान्ताः ।
कण्ठेषु लग्ना जघनं स्पृशन्तः ॥unmṛṣṭapatrā lulitālakāntāḥ |
kaṇṭheṣu lagnā jaghanaṃ spṛśantaḥ ||
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.
Unmrishta (unmrsta, unmṛṣṭa, उन्मृष्ट): defined in 2 categories.
Pat (पत्): defined in 3 categories.
Ra (र, rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Rai (रै): defined in 8 categories.
Lulita (लुलित, lulitā, लुलिता): defined in 4 categories.
Alakanta (alakānta, अलकान्त): defined in 1 categories.
Kantha (kaṇṭha, कण्ठ): defined in 20 categories.
Lagna (लग्न, lagnā, लग्ना): defined in 9 categories.
Jaghana (जघन): defined in 7 categories.
Sprishat (sprsat, spṛśat, स्पृशत्): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Tamil, Nepali, Pali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Gitashastra (science of music), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy)
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: “unmṛṣṭapatrā lulitālakāntāḥ”
- unmṛṣṭa -
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unmṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]unmṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pat -
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pat (noun, masculine)[compound]pad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- rā* -
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ra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rai (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]rā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- lulitā -
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lulita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lulita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]lulitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√lul -> lulita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √lul class 1 verb]√lul -> lulita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √lul class 1 verb]√lul -> lulitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √lul class 1 verb]
- alakāntāḥ -
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alakānta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “kaṇṭheṣu lagnā jaghanaṃ spṛśantaḥ”
- kaṇṭheṣu -
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kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- lagnā* -
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lagna (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]lagnā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√lag -> lagna (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √lag class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √lag class 1 verb]√lag -> lagnā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √lag class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √lag class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √lag class 1 verb]
- jaghanam -
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jaghana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- spṛśantaḥ -
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√spṛś -> spṛśat (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √spṛś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √spṛś class 6 verb]
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 6998 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.