Sanskrit quote nr. 7119 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपरिष्ठा यदा नारी रमते कामुकं नरम् ।
विपरीतं रतं ज्ञेयं सर्वकामिजनप्रियम् ॥upariṣṭhā yadā nārī ramate kāmukaṃ naram |
viparītaṃ rataṃ jñeyaṃ sarvakāmijanapriyam ||
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.
Uparishtha (uparistha, upariṣṭha, उपरिष्ठ, upariṣṭhā, उपरिष्ठा): defined in 4 categories.
Yada (yadā, यदा): defined in 5 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Nari (nāri, नारि, nārī, नारी): defined in 15 categories.
Ramati (रमति): defined in 2 categories.
Ramat (रमत्): defined in 1 categories.
Kamuka (kāmuka, कामुक): defined in 10 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Viparita (viparīta, विपरीत): defined in 14 categories.
Rata (रत): defined in 15 categories.
Jneya (jñeya, ज्ञेय): defined in 9 categories.
Sarvakamin (sarvakāmin, सर्वकामिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Janapriya (जनप्रिय): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Ayurveda (science of life), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Buddhist 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: “upariṣṭhā yadā nārī ramate kāmukaṃ naram”
- upariṣṭhā* -
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upariṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]upariṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yadā -
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yadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yadā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- nārī -
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nārī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]nāri (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ramate -
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ramati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ramati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√ram -> ramat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √ram class 1 verb]√ram -> ramat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √ram class 1 verb]√ram (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- kāmukam -
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kāmuka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāmuka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāmukā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- naram -
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nara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “viparītaṃ rataṃ jñeyaṃ sarvakāmijanapriyam”
- viparītam -
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viparīta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viparīta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viparītā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ratam -
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rata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ratā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ram -> rata (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ram class 1 verb]√ram -> rata (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ram class 1 verb]
- jñeyam -
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jñeya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jñeya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jñeyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]√jñā -> jñeya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
- sarvakāmi -
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sarvakāmin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sarvakāmin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- janapriyam -
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janapriya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative 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 7119 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.