Sanskrit quote nr. 191 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अगूढहासस्फुटदन्तकेसरं मुखं स्विदेतद्विकसन्नु पङ्कजम् ।
इति प्रलीनां नलिनीवने सखीं विदाम्बभूवुः सुचिरेण योषितः ॥agūḍhahāsasphuṭadantakesaraṃ mukhaṃ svidetadvikasannu paṅkajam |
iti pralīnāṃ nalinīvane sakhīṃ vidāmbabhūvuḥ sucireṇa yoṣitaḥ ||
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.
Agudha (agūḍha, अगूढ): defined in 3 categories.
Hasa (hāsa, हास): defined in 13 categories.
Sphutat (sphuṭat, स्फुटत्): defined in 1 categories.
Antaka (अन्तक, antakā, अन्तका): defined in 12 categories.
Sara (सर): defined in 28 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Ida (idā, इदा): defined in 11 categories.
Ita (इत): defined in 6 categories.
Dvika (द्विक): defined in 4 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Pankaja (paṅkaja, पङ्कज): defined in 10 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Pralina (pralīnā, प्रलीना): defined in 6 categories.
Nalini (nalinī, नलिनी): defined in 13 categories.
Vana (वन, vanā, वना): defined in 20 categories.
Vani (वनि): defined in 15 categories.
Vid (विद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vida (vidā, विदा): defined in 9 categories.
Sucira (सुचिर): defined in 4 categories.
Yoshit (yosit, yoṣit, योषित्): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “agūḍhahāsasphuṭadantakesaraṃ mukhaṃ svidetadvikasannu paṅkajam”
- agūḍha -
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agūḍha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]agūḍha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hāsa -
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hāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sphuṭad -
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√sphuṭ -> sphuṭat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sphuṭ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sphuṭ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sphuṭ class 6 verb]
- antake -
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antaka (noun, masculine)[locative single]antaka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]antakā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- saram -
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sara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mukham -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- svi -
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sū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]sū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]so (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ide -
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idā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ita -
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ita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- dvika -
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dvika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dvika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- san -
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sat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sat (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]sad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]sad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- nu -
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nu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nau (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- paṅkajam -
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paṅkaja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]paṅkaja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “iti pralīnāṃ nalinīvane sakhīṃ vidāmbabhūvuḥ sucireṇa yoṣitaḥ”
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- pralīnām -
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pralīnā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- nalinī -
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nalinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- vane -
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vana (noun, masculine)[locative single]vana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vani (noun, feminine)[vocative single]vani (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- sakhīm -
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sakhī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vidām -
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vid (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]vid (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]vidā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- babhūvuḥ -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[perfect active third plural]
- sucireṇa -
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sucira (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sucira (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- yoṣitaḥ -
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yoṣit (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive 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 191 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.