Sanskrit quote nr. 1626 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्तर्गृहं नयति वर्धितरोमहर्षं स्पर्शेन सीत्करणगर्भमुखीः करोति ।
किंचाधरव्रणवतीः कुरुते पुरन्घ्रीः किं वल्लभः किमुत हैमन एष वातः ॥antargṛhaṃ nayati vardhitaromaharṣaṃ sparśena sītkaraṇagarbhamukhīḥ karoti |
kiṃcādharavraṇavatīḥ kurute puranghrīḥ kiṃ vallabhaḥ kimuta haimana eṣa vātaḥ ||
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.
Antargriha (antargrha, antargṛha, अन्तर्गृह): defined in 5 categories.
Nayat (नयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vardhita (वर्धित): defined in 7 categories.
Romaharsha (romaharsa, romaharṣa, रोमहर्ष): defined in 5 categories.
Sparsha (sparsa, sparśa, स्पर्श): defined in 19 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 8 categories.
Adhara (अधर): defined in 17 categories.
Vranavat (vraṇavat, व्रणवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Kuruta (kurutā, कुरुता): defined in 4 categories.
Vallabha (वल्लभ): defined in 12 categories.
Uta (उत): defined in 5 categories.
Haimana (हैमन): defined in 3 categories.
Vatri (vatr, vātṛ, वातृ): defined in 1 categories.
Vata (vāta, वात): defined in 21 categories.
Vat (vāt, वात्): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Marathi, Kannada, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Ayurveda (science of life), Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Hindi, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Prakrit, India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “antargṛhaṃ nayati vardhitaromaharṣaṃ sparśena sītkaraṇagarbhamukhīḥ karoti”
- antargṛham -
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antargṛha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- nayati -
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nayat (noun, masculine)[locative single]nayat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√nay -> nayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √nay class 1 verb]√nay -> nayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √nay class 1 verb]√nī -> nayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √nī class 1 verb]√nī -> nayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √nī class 1 verb]√nay (verb class 1)[present active third single]√nī (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- vardhita -
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vardhita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vardhita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vṛdh -> vardhita (participle, masculine)[compound from √vṛdh]√vṛdh -> vardhita (participle, neuter)[compound from √vṛdh]√vardh -> vardhita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vardh class 10 verb]√vardh -> vardhita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vardh class 10 verb]√vṛdh -> vardhita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vṛdh]√vṛdh -> vardhita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vṛdh]
- romaharṣam -
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romaharṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- sparśena -
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sparśa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sparśa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Cannot analyse sītkaraṇagarbhamukhīḥ*ka
- karoti -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “kiṃcādharavraṇavatīḥ kurute puranghrīḥ kiṃ vallabhaḥ kimuta haimana eṣa vātaḥ”
- kiñ -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- adhara -
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adhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]adhara (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- vraṇavatī -
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vraṇavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]vraṇavat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- iḥ -
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i (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kurute -
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kurutā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present middle third single]
- Cannot analyse puranghrīḥ*ki
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vallabhaḥ -
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vallabha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- uta -
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uta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vā -> uta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā -> uta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]√u (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- haimana* -
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haimana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eṣa -
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eṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√eṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vātaḥ -
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vātṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]vāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vā -> vāta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vā class 2 verb], [ablative single from √vā class 2 verb], [genitive single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √vā class 2 verb], [genitive single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √vā class 1 verb], [ablative single from √vā class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √vā class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā (verb class 2)[present active third dual]√vā (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
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 1626 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.