Sanskrit quote nr. 7397 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकं ध्याननिमीलनान्मुकुलितप्रायं द्वितीयं पुनः ।
पार्वत्या वदनाम्बुजस्तनभरे शृङ्गारभावालसम् ॥ekaṃ dhyānanimīlanānmukulitaprāyaṃ dvitīyaṃ punaḥ |
pārvatyā vadanāmbujastanabhare śṛṅgārabhāvālasam ||
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.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Dhyana (dhyāna, ध्यान): defined in 21 categories.
Nimilana (nimīlana, निमीलन): defined in 6 categories.
Mukulita (मुकुलित): defined in 6 categories.
Prayam (prāyam, प्रायम्): defined in 2 categories.
Praya (prāya, प्राय): defined in 8 categories.
Dvitiyam (dvitīyam, द्वितीयम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dvitiya (dvitīya, द्वितीय): defined in 11 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 categories.
Parvati (pārvatī, पार्वती): defined in 18 categories.
Vadana (वदन): defined in 13 categories.
Ambuja (अम्बुज): defined in 8 categories.
Tana (तन): defined in 16 categories.
Bhara (भर, bharā, भरा): defined in 14 categories.
Bhari (भरि): defined in 6 categories.
Shringara (srngara, śṛṅgāra, शृङ्गार): defined in 11 categories.
Bhava (bhāva, भाव): defined in 31 categories.
Alas (अलस्): defined in 3 categories.
Alasa (अलस): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nepali, Prakrit, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), India history, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “ekaṃ dhyānanimīlanānmukulitaprāyaṃ dvitīyaṃ punaḥ”
- ekam -
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eka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]eka (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- dhyāna -
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dhyāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhyāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nimīlanān -
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nimīlana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- mukulita -
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mukulita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mukulita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prāyam -
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prāyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]prāya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- dvitīyam -
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dvitīyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dvitīya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvitīya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dvitīyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “pārvatyā vadanāmbujastanabhare śṛṅgārabhāvālasam”
- pārvatyā* -
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pārvatī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- vadanā -
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vadana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ambujas -
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ambuja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tana -
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tana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√tan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- bhare -
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bhara (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bharā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhari (noun, masculine)[vocative single]bhari (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√bhṛ (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- śṛṅgāra -
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śṛṅgāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śṛṅgāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāvā -
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bhāva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√bhā (verb class 2)[imperative active first dual]
- alasam -
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alasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]alasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]alasā (noun, feminine)[adverb]alas (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√las (verb class 1)[imperfect active first 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 7397 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.