Sanskrit quote nr. 1515 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनुशीलितकुञ्जवाटिकायां जघनालंकृतपीतशाटिकायाम् ।
मुरलीकलकूजिते रतायां मम चेतोऽस्तु कदम्बदेवतायाम् ॥

anuśīlitakuñjavāṭikāyāṃ jaghanālaṃkṛtapītaśāṭikāyām |
muralīkalakūjite ratāyāṃ mama ceto'stu kadambadevatāyām ||

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.

Anushilita (anusilita, anuśīlita, अनुशीलित): defined in 1 categories.
Kunja (kuñja, कुञ्ज): defined in 8 categories.
Vatika (vāṭikā, वाटिका): defined in 11 categories.
Jaghana (जघन): defined in 7 categories.
Alankrita (alankrta, alaṅkṛta, अलङ्कृत): defined in 7 categories.
Pita (pīta, पीत): defined in 21 categories.
Shatika (satika, śāṭikā, शाटिका): defined in 6 categories.
Murali (muralī, मुरली): defined in 8 categories.
Kala (कल): defined in 32 categories.
Kujita (kūjita, कूजित, kūjitā, कूजिता): defined in 4 categories.
Rata (ratā, रता): defined in 15 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Cetri (cetr, cetṛ, चेतृ): defined in 2 categories.
Cetas (चेतस्): defined in 9 categories.
Cetu (चेतु): defined in 3 categories.
Kadambada (कदम्बद): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Hindi, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Jainism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Gitashastra (science of music), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)

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: “anuśīlitakuñjavāṭikāyāṃ jaghanālaṃkṛtapītaśāṭikāyām
  • anuśīlita -
  • anuśīlita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anuśīlita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuñja -
  • kuñja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuñj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vāṭikāyām -
  • vāṭikā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • jaghanā -
  • jaghana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single]
    han (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single]
  • alaṅkṛta -
  • alaṅkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    alaṅkṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pīta -
  • pīta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pīta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 3 verb]
    pai -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √pai class 1 verb]
    pai -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √pai class 1 verb]
    pi -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √pi class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pi class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pi class 3 verb]
    pi -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √pi class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pi class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pi class 3 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √ class 4 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • śāṭikāyām -
  • śāṭikā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “muralīkalakūjite ratāyāṃ mama ceto'stu kadambadevatāyām
  • muralī -
  • muralī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • kala -
  • kala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kūjite -
  • kūjita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kūjita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kūjitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kūj -> kūjita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kūj class 1 verb]
    kūj -> kūjita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kūj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kūj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kūj class 1 verb], [locative single from √kūj class 1 verb]
    kūj -> kūjitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √kūj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kūj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kūj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kūj class 1 verb]
  • ratāyām -
  • ratā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    ram -> ratā (participle, feminine)
    [locative single from √ram class 1 verb]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • ceto' -
  • cetas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cetṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    cetu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • astu -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third single]
  • kadambade -
  • kadambada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • īvatāyām -
  • īvatā (noun, feminine)
    [locative 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 1515 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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