Sanskrit quote nr. 1066 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधरोऽसौ कुरङ्गाक्ष्याः शोभते नासिकातले ।
सुवर्णनलिकामध्यान् माणिक्यमिव विच्युतम् ॥adharo'sau kuraṅgākṣyāḥ śobhate nāsikātale |
suvarṇanalikāmadhyān māṇikyamiva vicyutam ||
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.
Adhara (अधर): defined in 17 categories.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Kurangakshi (kurangaksi, kuraṅgākṣī, कुरङ्गाक्षी): defined in 2 categories.
Nasika (nāsika, नासिक): defined in 14 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Ali (अलि): defined in 16 categories.
Suvarna (suvarṇa, सुवर्ण): defined in 18 categories.
Nalika (nalikā, नलिका): defined in 17 categories.
Manikya (māṇikya, माणिक्य): defined in 11 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Vicyuta (विच्युत): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Gitashastra (science of music), Kavya (poetry), Tamil, Nepali, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons)
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: “adharo'sau kuraṅgākṣyāḥ śobhate nāsikātale”
- adharo' -
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adhara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dhṛ (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- asau -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asu (noun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kuraṅgākṣyāḥ -
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kuraṅgākṣī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- śobhate -
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√śubh -> śobhat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √śubh class 1 verb]√śubh -> śobhat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √śubh class 1 verb]√śubh (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- nāsikāt -
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nāsika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ale -
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ala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ali (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√al (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- Line 2: “suvarṇanalikāmadhyān māṇikyamiva vicyutam”
- suvarṇa -
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suvarṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]suvarṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nalikām -
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nalikā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- adhyān -
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√dhyā (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single], [imperfect active third plural]
- māṇikyam -
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māṇikya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]māṇikya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]māṇikyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vicyutam -
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vicyuta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vicyuta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vicyutā (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 1066 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.