Sanskrit quote nr. 188 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अगुरुसुरभिधूपाशोभितं केशपाशं गलितकुसुममालं धुन्वती कुञ्चिताग्रम् ।
त्यजति गुरुनितम्बा निम्ननाभिः सुमध्याप्य् उषसि शयनवासः कामिनी कामशोभा ॥agurusurabhidhūpāśobhitaṃ keśapāśaṃ galitakusumamālaṃ dhunvatī kuñcitāgram |
tyajati gurunitambā nimnanābhiḥ sumadhyāpy uṣasi śayanavāsaḥ kāminī kāmaśobhā ||
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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.
Aguru (अगुरु): defined in 9 categories.
Surabhi (सुरभि, surabhī, सुरभी): defined in 20 categories.
Keshapasha (kesapasa, keśapāśa, केशपाश): defined in 3 categories.
Galita (गलित): defined in 8 categories.
Kuncita (kuñcita, कुञ्चित, kuñcitā, कुञ्चिता): defined in 8 categories.
Agram (अग्रम्): defined in 1 categories.
Agra (अग्र): defined in 15 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Nitamba (नितम्ब, nitambā, नितम्बा): defined in 9 categories.
Nimnanabhi (nimnanābhi, निम्ननाभि): defined in 2 categories.
Ushas (usas, uṣas, उषस्): defined in 2 categories.
Ushasi (usasi, uṣasī, उषसी): defined in 1 categories.
Shayanavasas (sayanavasas, śayanavāsas, शयनवासस्): defined in 1 categories.
Kamin (kāmin, कामिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Kamini (kāminī, कामिनी): defined in 14 categories.
Kama (kāma, काम): defined in 24 categories.
Shobha (sobha, śobhā, शोभा): defined in 11 categories.
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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: “agurusurabhidhūpāśobhitaṃ keśapāśaṃ galitakusumamālaṃ dhunvatī kuñcitāgram”
- aguru -
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aguru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]aguru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]aguru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- surabhi -
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surabhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]surabhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]surabhī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]surabhin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]surabhin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dhūpā -
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- śobhitam -
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śobhita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śobhita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śobhitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śubh -> śobhita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √śubh]√śubh -> śobhita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √śubh]√śubh -> śobhitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √śubh]√śubh -> śobhita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śubh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śubh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √śubh]√śubh -> śobhita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śubh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śubh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śubh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √śubh class 6 verb], [nominative single from √śubh], [accusative single from √śubh]
- keśapāśam -
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keśapāśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- galita -
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galita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]galita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kusumamālam -
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kusumamālā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dhunva -
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√dhū (verb class 5)[imperative active second single]
- atī -
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- 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]
- agram -
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agram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]agra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]agra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]agrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “tyajati gurunitambā nimnanābhiḥ sumadhyāpy uṣasi śayanavāsaḥ kāminī kāmaśobhā”
- tyajati -
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√tyaj -> tyajat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]√tyaj -> tyajat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]√tyaj (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- guru -
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guru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]guru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- nitambā* -
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nitamba (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nitambā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nimnanābhiḥ -
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nimnanābhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nimnanābhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse sumadhyāpy*uṣ
- uṣasi -
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uṣasī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]uṣas (noun, feminine)[locative single]uṣas (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- śayanavāsaḥ -
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śayanavāsas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kāminī -
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kāminī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kāmin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kāma -
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kāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śobhā -
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śobhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
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 188 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.