Sanskrit quote nr. 1548 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनेकसुषिरं कान्तं वादि स्त्रीमुखपङ्कजम् ।
पश्य कान्ते वनस्यान्ते नेत्रश्रुतिमनोरमम् ॥anekasuṣiraṃ kāntaṃ vādi strīmukhapaṅkajam |
paśya kānte vanasyānte netraśrutimanoramam ||
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.
Aneka (अनेक): defined in 11 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त, kāntā, कान्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Vadi (vādi, वादि): defined in 15 categories.
Strimukha (strīmukha, स्त्रीमुख): defined in 2 categories.
Pankaja (paṅkaja, पङ्कज): defined in 10 categories.
Pashya (pasya, paśya, पश्य): defined in 5 categories.
Kanti (kānti, कान्ति): defined in 16 categories.
Vana (वन): defined in 20 categories.
Anta (अन्त, antā, अन्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Anti (अन्ति): defined in 9 categories.
Netra (नेत्र): defined in 16 categories.
Shrutimat (srutimat, śrutimat, श्रुतिमत्): defined in 1 categories.
Rama (रम): defined in 25 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Jain philosophy, Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tamil, Hinduism, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shilpashastra (iconography), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “anekasuṣiraṃ kāntaṃ vādi strīmukhapaṅkajam”
- aneka -
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aneka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]aneka (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- suṣiram -
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suṣira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]suṣira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]suṣirā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kāntam -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kānta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāntā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]
- vādi -
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vādi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vādi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vādi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vādin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vādin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- strīmukha -
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strīmukha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paṅkajam -
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paṅkaja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]paṅkaja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “paśya kānte vanasyānte netraśrutimanoramam”
- paśya -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
- kānte -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[locative single]kānta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kānti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [locative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kam class 1 verb]
- vanasyā -
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vana (noun, masculine)[genitive single]vana (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- ante -
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anta (noun, masculine)[locative single]anta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]antā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√ant (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- netra -
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netra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]netra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śrutiman -
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śrutimat (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- or -
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u (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]o (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- ramam -
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rama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ramā (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 1548 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.