Sanskrit quote nr. 8671 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कमलेः समकेशं ते कमलेर्ष्याकरं मुखम् ।
कमलेख्यं करोषि त्वं कमलेवोन्मदिष्णुषु ॥kamaleḥ samakeśaṃ te kamalerṣyākaraṃ mukham |
kamalekhyaṃ karoṣi tvaṃ kamalevonmadiṣṇuṣu ||
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.
Kamala (कमल, kamalā, कमला): defined in 22 categories.
Samaka (समक, samakā, समका): defined in 9 categories.
Isha (isa, īśa, ईश): defined in 15 categories.
Ish (is, īś, ईश्): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Irshya (irsya, īrṣya, ईर्ष्य, īrṣyā, ईर्ष्या): defined in 13 categories.
Akara (अकर): defined in 20 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Unmadishnu (unmadisnu, unmadiṣṇu, उन्मदिष्णु): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Shilpashastra (iconography)
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: “kamaleḥ samakeśaṃ te kamalerṣyākaraṃ mukham”
- kamale -
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kamala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]kamala (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kamalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iḥ -
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i (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- samake -
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samaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]samaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]samakā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- īśam -
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īśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]īśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]īśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]īś (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- kamale -
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kamala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]kamala (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kamalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- īrṣyā -
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īrṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]īrṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√īrṣ -> īrṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √īrṣ]īrṣyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√īrṣ -> īrṣya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √īrṣ class 1 verb]√īrṣ -> īrṣya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √īrṣ class 1 verb]√īrṣ -> īrṣyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √īrṣ class 1 verb]√īrṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- akaram -
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akara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single], [aorist active first single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperfect active first single], [aorist active first single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[aorist active first single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[aorist active first single]
- mukham -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “kamalekhyaṃ karoṣi tvaṃ kamalevonmadiṣṇuṣu”
- kamale -
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kamala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]kamala (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kamalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- īkhyam -
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√īkh -> īkhya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √īkh class 1 verb]√īkh -> īkhya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √īkh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √īkh class 1 verb]
- karoṣi -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active second single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- kamale -
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kamala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]kamala (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kamalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ivo -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- unmadiṣṇuṣu -
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unmadiṣṇu (noun, masculine)[locative plural]unmadiṣṇu (noun, neuter)[locative plural]unmadiṣṇu (noun, feminine)[locative 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 8671 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.