Sanskrit quote nr. 1795 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्या प्रियेण परिभुक्तमवेक्ष्य गात्रं हर्षान्विता विरचिताधरचारुशोभा ।
कूर्पासकं परिदधाति नखक्षताङ्गी व्यालम्बिनीलललितालककुञ्चिताक्षी ॥anyā priyeṇa paribhuktamavekṣya gātraṃ harṣānvitā viracitādharacāruśobhā |
kūrpāsakaṃ paridadhāti nakhakṣatāṅgī vyālambinīlalalitālakakuñcitākṣī ||
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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.
Ani (anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (anyā, अन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Priyena (priyeṇa, प्रियेण): defined in 1 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 categories.
Paribhukta (परिभुक्त): defined in 1 categories.
Avekshya (aveksya, avekṣya, अवेक्ष्य): defined in 1 categories.
Gatra (gātra, गात्र): defined in 10 categories.
Harshanvita (harsanvita, harṣānvita, हर्षान्वित, harṣānvitā, हर्षान्विता): defined in 1 categories.
Viracita (विरचित, viracitā, विरचिता): defined in 9 categories.
Adhara (अधर): defined in 17 categories.
Caru (cāru, चारु): defined in 15 categories.
Shobha (sobha, śobhā, शोभा): defined in 11 categories.
Kurpasaka (kūrpāsaka, कूर्पासक): defined in 4 categories.
Pari (परि): defined in 8 categories.
Nakha (नख): defined in 15 categories.
Kshata (ksata, kṣata, क्षत, kṣatā, क्षता): defined in 10 categories.
Angin (aṅgin, अङ्गिन्): defined in 10 categories.
Vyalambin (vyālambin, व्यालम्बिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Lalita (ललित, lalitā, ललिता): defined in 17 categories.
Alaka (अलक): defined in 14 categories.
Kuncita (kuñcita, कुञ्चित, kuñcitā, कुञ्चिता): defined in 8 categories.
Akshan (aksan, akṣan, अक्षन्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavya (poetry), Vastushastra (architecture), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “anyā priyeṇa paribhuktamavekṣya gātraṃ harṣānvitā viracitādharacāruśobhā”
- anyā -
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anī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]anyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- priyeṇa -
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priyeṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]priya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]priya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- paribhuktam -
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paribhukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]paribhukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]paribhuktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- avekṣya -
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avekṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avekṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gātram -
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gātra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gātra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gātrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- harṣānvitā* -
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harṣānvita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]harṣānvitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- viracitā -
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viracita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viracita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]viracitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- adhara -
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adhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]adhara (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- cāru -
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cāru (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cāru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śobhā -
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śobhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kūrpāsakaṃ paridadhāti nakhakṣatāṅgī vyālambinīlalalitālakakuñcitākṣī”
- kūrpāsakam -
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kūrpāsaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pari (Preverb)[Preverb]
- dadhāti -
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√dhā (verb class 3)[present active third single]
- nakha -
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nakha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nakha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√nakh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kṣatā -
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kṣata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kṣatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kṣan -> kṣata (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṣan class 8 verb]√kṣan -> kṣata (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṣan class 8 verb]√kṣan -> kṣatā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kṣan class 8 verb]
- aṅgī -
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aṅgin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vyālambinī -
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vyālambinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vyālambin (noun, masculine)[locative single]vyālambin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ila -
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√il (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- lalitā -
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lalita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lalita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√lal -> lalita (participle, masculine)[compound from √lal]√lal -> lalita (participle, neuter)[compound from √lal]lalitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√lal -> lalita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √lal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lal]√lal -> lalita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √lal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lal]√lal -> lalitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √lal class 1 verb], [nominative single from √lal]√lal (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- alaka -
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alaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]alaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kuñcitā -
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kuñcita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kuñcita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kuc -> kuñcita (participle, masculine)[compound from √kuc]√kuc -> kuñcita (participle, neuter)[compound from √kuc]kuñcitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kuc -> kuñcita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kuc class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kuc class 6 verb], [vocative single from √kuc]√kuc -> kuñcita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kuc class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kuc class 6 verb], [vocative single from √kuc]√kuc -> kuñcitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kuc class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kuc class 6 verb], [nominative single from √kuc]√kuñc -> kuñcita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kuñc class 1 verb]√kuñc -> kuñcita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kuñc class 1 verb]√kuñc -> kuñcitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kuñc class 1 verb]√kuñc (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- akṣī -
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akṣan (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative 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 1795 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.