Sanskrit quote nr. 7151 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपहासादिकं दूत्या नायिकायास्ततः परम् ।
अथ संभोगशृङ्गारे परस्परविलोकनम् ॥upahāsādikaṃ dūtyā nāyikāyāstataḥ param |
atha saṃbhogaśṛṅgāre parasparavilokanam ||
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.
Upahasa (upahāsa, उपहास): defined in 7 categories.
Adish (adis, ādiś, आदिश्): defined in 2 categories.
Duti (dūtī, दूती): defined in 9 categories.
Nayika (nāyikā, नायिका): defined in 10 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Param (परम्): defined in 7 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Sambhoga (सम्भोग): defined in 13 categories.
Shringara (srngara, śṛṅgāra, शृङ्गार, śṛṅgārā, शृङ्गारा): defined in 11 categories.
Paraspara (परस्पर): defined in 7 categories.
Vilokana (विलोकन): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Nepali, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Prakrit, Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shilpashastra (iconography), Dharmashastra (religious law), 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: “upahāsādikaṃ dūtyā nāyikāyāstataḥ param”
- upahāsā -
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upahāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ādik -
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ādiś (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- dūtyā* -
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dūtī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- nāyikāyās -
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nāyikā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “atha saṃbhogaśṛṅgāre parasparavilokanam”
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sambhoga -
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sambhoga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śṛṅgāre -
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śṛṅgāra (noun, masculine)[locative single]śṛṅgāra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śṛṅgārā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- paraspara -
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paraspara (indeclinable)[indeclinable]paraspara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paraspara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vilokanam -
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vilokana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [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 7151 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.