Sanskrit quote nr. 8674 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कमले कमलोत्पत्तिः श्रूयते न च दृश्यते ।
बाले तव मुखाम्भोजे दृष्टमिन्दीवरद्वयम् ॥kamale kamalotpattiḥ śrūyate na ca dṛśyate |
bāle tava mukhāmbhoje dṛṣṭamindīvaradvayam ||
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.
Utpatti (उत्पत्ति): defined in 15 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Drishyata (drsyata, dṛśyatā, दृश्यता): defined in 2 categories.
Bala (bāla, बाल, bālā, बाला): defined in 30 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Ambhoja (अम्भोज): defined in 6 categories.
Drishta (drsta, dṛṣṭa, दृष्ट): defined in 13 categories.
Indivara (indīvara, इन्दीवर): defined in 10 categories.
Dvayam (द्वयम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dvaya (द्वय): defined in 10 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), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “kamale kamalotpattiḥ śrūyate na ca dṛśyate”
- kamale -
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kamala (noun, masculine)[locative single]kamala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kamalā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kamalo -
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kamala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kamala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kamalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- utpattiḥ -
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utpatti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śrūyate -
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√śru (verb class 5)[present passive third single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dṛśyate -
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dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dṛś (verb class 1)[present passive third single]
- Line 2: “bāle tava mukhāmbhoje dṛṣṭamindīvaradvayam”
- bāle -
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bāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]bāla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bālā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- mukhā -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ambhoje -
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ambhoja (noun, masculine)[locative single]ambhoja (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- dṛṣṭam -
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dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[adverb from √dṛś]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)[adverb from √dṛś]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √dṛś]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- indīvara -
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indīvara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]indīvara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dvayam -
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dvayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dvaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 8674 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.