Sanskrit quote nr. 1392 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनियतरुदितस्मितं विराजत्- कतिपयकोमलदन्तकुड्मलाग्रम् ।
वदनकमलकं शिशोः स्मरामि स्खलदसमञ्जसमुग्धजल्पितं ते ॥

aniyataruditasmitaṃ virājat- katipayakomaladantakuḍmalāgram |
vadanakamalakaṃ śiśoḥ smarāmi skhaladasamañjasamugdhajalpitaṃ te ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Aniyata (अनियत): defined in 10 categories.
Rudita (रुदित): defined in 6 categories.
Smita (स्मित): defined in 9 categories.
Vira (virā, विरा): defined in 22 categories.
Katipaya (कतिपय): defined in 6 categories.
Komala (कोमल): defined in 13 categories.
Danta (दन्त): defined in 20 categories.
Kudmala (kuḍmala, कुड्मल, kuḍmalā, कुड्मला): defined in 5 categories.
Agram (अग्रम्): defined in 1 categories.
Agra (अग्र): defined in 15 categories.
Vadana (वदन): defined in 13 categories.
Kamalaka (कमलक): defined in 1 categories.
Shishu (sisu, śiśu, शिशु): defined in 11 categories.
Skhalat (स्खलत्): defined in 1 categories.
Asamanjasam (asamañjasam, असमञ्जसम्): defined in 1 categories.
Asamanjas (asamañjas, असमञ्जस्): defined in 2 categories.
Asamanjasa (asamañjasa, असमञ्जस): defined in 4 categories.
Uksh (uks, ukṣ, उक्ष्): defined in 1 categories.
Dha (ध): defined in 8 categories.
Jalpita (जल्पित): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Buddhism, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)

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: “aniyataruditasmitaṃ virājat- katipayakomaladantakuḍmalāgram
  • aniyata -
  • aniyata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aniyata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rudita -
  • rudita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rudita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rud -> rudita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √rud class 2 verb]
    rud -> rudita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √rud class 2 verb]
    rud (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • smitam -
  • smita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    smita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    smitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    smi -> smita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √smi class 1 verb]
    smi -> smita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √smi class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smi class 1 verb]
  • virā -
  • virā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ājat -
  • aj (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • katipaya -
  • katipaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    katipaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • komala -
  • komala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    komala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • danta -
  • danta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuḍmalā -
  • kuḍmala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuḍmala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuḍmalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agram -
  • agram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    agra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    agra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    agrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “vadanakamalakaṃ śiśoḥ smarāmi skhaladasamañjasamugdhajalpitaṃ te
  • vadana -
  • vadana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kamalakam -
  • kamalaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śiśoḥ -
  • śiśu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śiśu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • smarāmi -
  • smṛ (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • skhalad -
  • skhalat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    skhalat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    skhal -> skhalat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √skhal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √skhal class 1 verb], [accusative single from √skhal class 1 verb]
  • asamañjasam -
  • asamañjasam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    asamañjasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asamañjasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asamañjasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asamañjas (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ug -
  • ukṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ukṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dha -
  • dha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jalpitam -
  • jalpita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jalpita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jalpitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jalp -> jalpita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jalp class 1 verb]
    jalp -> jalpita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jalp class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jalp class 1 verb]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 1392 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.

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