Sanskrit quote nr. 8133 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एषां गोपवधूविलाससुहृदां राधारहःसाक्षिणां ।
भद्रं भद्र कलिन्दशैलतनयातीरे लताशाखिनाम् ॥eṣāṃ gopavadhūvilāsasuhṛdāṃ rādhārahaḥsākṣiṇāṃ |
bhadraṃ bhadra kalindaśailatanayātīre latāśākhinām ||
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.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Vilasa (vilāsa, विलास): defined in 17 categories.
Suhrid (suhrd, suhṛd, सुहृद्): defined in 6 categories.
Radha (rādha, राध, rādhā, राधा): defined in 14 categories.
Arahas (अरहस्): defined in 1 categories.
Sakshin (saksin, sākṣin, साक्षिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhadram (भद्रम्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhadra (भद्र): defined in 24 categories.
Kalinda (कलिन्द): defined in 6 categories.
Shailatanaya (sailatanaya, śailatanayā, शैलतनया): defined in 1 categories.
Tira (tīra, तीर): defined in 8 categories.
Lata (latā, लता): defined in 19 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hinduism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), 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: “eṣāṃ gopavadhūvilāsasuhṛdāṃ rādhārahaḥsākṣiṇāṃ”
- eṣām -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive plural]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- gopavadhū -
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gopavadhū (noun, feminine)[compound]
- vilāsa -
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vilāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vilāsa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- suhṛdām -
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suhṛd (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]suhṛd (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- rādhā -
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rādha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rādha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]rādhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arahaḥ -
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arahas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√rah (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- sākṣiṇām -
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sākṣin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sākṣin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “bhadraṃ bhadra kalindaśailatanayātīre latāśākhinām”
- bhadram -
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bhadram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhadra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhadra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhadrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhadra -
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bhadra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhadra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kalinda -
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kalinda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śailatanayā -
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śailatanayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tīre -
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tīra (noun, masculine)[locative single]tīra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- latā -
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latā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śākhinām -
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śākhin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]śākhin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
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 8133 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.