Sanskrit quote nr. 8648 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कमलनयनाकर्णाभूषे स्फुरन्मणिमञ्जुले ।
त्रिभुवनतले दृष्ट्वामोदं प्रयाति न को युवा ॥kamalanayanākarṇābhūṣe sphuranmaṇimañjule |
tribhuvanatale dṛṣṭvāmodaṃ prayāti na ko yuvā ||
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.
Kamalanayana (कमलनयन): defined in 1 categories.
Akarna (akarṇa, अकर्ण, akarṇā, अकर्णा): defined in 4 categories.
Abhusha (abhusa, abhūṣa, अभूष, abhūṣā, अभूषा): defined in 1 categories.
Sphurat (स्फुरत्): defined in 6 categories.
Manimat (maṇimat, मणिमत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ju (jū, जू): defined in 5 categories.
La (ल, lā, ला): defined in 10 categories.
Li (लि): defined in 7 categories.
Tribhuvana (त्रिभुवन): defined in 7 categories.
Tala (तल, talā, तला): defined in 25 categories.
Pra (prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Praya (prayā, प्रया): defined in 8 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Yu (yū, यू): defined in 6 categories.
Yuva (yuvā, युवा): defined in 10 categories.
Yuvan (युवन्): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Kannada, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Tamil, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “kamalanayanākarṇābhūṣe sphuranmaṇimañjule”
- kamalanayanā -
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kamalanayana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- akarṇā -
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akarṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akarṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]akarṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abhūṣe -
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abhūṣa (noun, masculine)[locative single]abhūṣa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]abhūṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- sphuran -
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sphurat (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]sphurat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√sphur -> sphurat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sphur class 6 verb]√sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sphur class 6 verb]
- maṇimañ -
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maṇimat (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ju -
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jū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]jū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]jū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- le -
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la (noun, masculine)[locative single]lā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]li (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “tribhuvanatale dṛṣṭvāmodaṃ prayāti na ko yuvā”
- tribhuvana -
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tribhuvana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tribhuvana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tale -
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tala (noun, masculine)[locative single]tala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]talā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√tal (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- dṛṣṭvā -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- amodam -
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√mud (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- prayā -
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prā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]prayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ko* -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yuvā -
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yū (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yuvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yuvan (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 8648 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.