Sanskrit quote nr. 778 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अथ सामान्यशृङ्गारे युवतीनां प्रशंसनम् ।
स्त्रीपुंसजातिकथनं तयोः संयोगवर्णनम् ॥atha sāmānyaśṛṅgāre yuvatīnāṃ praśaṃsanam |
strīpuṃsajātikathanaṃ tayoḥ saṃyogavarṇanam ||
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.
Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Samanya (sāmānya, सामान्य): defined in 19 categories.
Shringara (srngara, śṛṅgāra, शृङ्गार, śṛṅgārā, शृङ्गारा): defined in 11 categories.
Yuvati (युवति, yuvatī, युवती): defined in 11 categories.
Prashamsana (prasamsana, praśaṃsana, प्रशंसन): defined in 2 categories.
Stripumsa (strīpuṃsa, स्त्रीपुंस): defined in 2 categories.
Jati (jātī, जाती): defined in 29 categories.
Kathana (कथन): defined in 7 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Samyoga (saṃyoga, संयोग): defined in 18 categories.
Varnana (varṇana, वर्णन): defined in 8 categories.
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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: “atha sāmānyaśṛṅgāre yuvatīnāṃ praśaṃsanam”
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sāmānya -
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sāmānya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sāmānya (noun, neuter)[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]
- yuvatīnām -
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yuvati (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]yuvatī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]√yu -> yuvatī (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √yu class 2 verb]
- praśaṃsanam -
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praśaṃsana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “strīpuṃsajātikathanaṃ tayoḥ saṃyogavarṇanam”
- strīpuṃsa -
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strīpuṃsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- jāti -
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jāti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]jātī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- kathanam -
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kathana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kathana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kathanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tayoḥ -
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ta (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]tā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]sā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- saṃyoga -
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saṃyoga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- varṇanam -
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varṇana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]varṇanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 778 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.