Sanskrit quote nr. 268 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अङ्गं चन्दनपाण्डु पल्लवमृदुस्ताम्बूलताम्रोऽवरो धारायन्त्रजलाभिषेककलुषे धौताञ्जने लोचने ।
अन्तःपुष्पसुगन्धिरार्द्रकबरी स्वच्छं तनीयोऽम्बरं कान्तानां कमनीयतां बिदधते ग्रीष्मेऽपराह्णगमे ॥aṅgaṃ candanapāṇḍu pallavamṛdustāmbūlatāmro'varo dhārāyantrajalābhiṣekakaluṣe dhautāñjane locane |
antaḥpuṣpasugandhirārdrakabarī svacchaṃ tanīyo'mbaraṃ kāntānāṃ kamanīyatāṃ bidadhate grīṣme'parāhṇagame ||
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.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Candana (चन्दन): defined in 23 categories.
Pandu (pāṇḍu, पाण्डु): defined in 15 categories.
Pallava (पल्लव): defined in 18 categories.
Duh (duḥ, दुः): defined in 2 categories.
Tambula (tāmbūla, ताम्बूल): defined in 14 categories.
Tamra (tāmra, ताम्र): defined in 14 categories.
Avara (अवर): defined in 10 categories.
Dharayantra (dhārāyantra, धारायन्त्र): defined in 2 categories.
Jalabhisheka (jalabhiseka, jalābhiṣeka, जलाभिषेक): defined in 1 categories.
Dhauta (धौत): defined in 4 categories.
Jana (जन, janā, जना): defined in 14 categories.
Jani (जनि): defined in 12 categories.
Locana (लोचन, locanā, लोचना): defined in 15 categories.
Anta (अन्त): defined in 16 categories.
Pushpa (puspa, puṣpa, पुष्प): defined in 16 categories.
Sugandhi (सुगन्धि): defined in 11 categories.
Ardraka (ārdraka, आर्द्रक): defined in 9 categories.
Ba (ब): defined in 10 categories.
Svaccha (स्वच्छ): defined in 9 categories.
Taniyas (tanīyas, तनीयस्): defined in 1 categories.
Ambara (अम्बर): defined in 18 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त, kāntā, कान्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Kamaniyata (kamanīyatā, कमनीयता): defined in 1 categories.
Bida (बिद): defined in 9 categories.
Dha (ध): defined in 8 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Grishma (grisma, grīṣma, ग्रीष्म, grīṣmā, ग्रीष्मा): defined in 11 categories.
Aparahna (aparāhṇa, अपराह्ण): defined in 5 categories.
Gama (गम, gamā, गमा): defined in 9 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: “aṅgaṃ candanapāṇḍu pallavamṛdustāmbūlatāmro'varo dhārāyantrajalābhiṣekakaluṣe dhautāñjane locane”
- aṅgam -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- candana -
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candana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]candana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pāṇḍu -
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pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pāṇḍu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- pallavam -
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pallava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pallava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ṛ -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- dus -
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duḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dur (noun, feminine)[adverb]dur (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- tāmbūla -
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tāmbūla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tāmbūla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tāmro' -
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tāmra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- avaro* -
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avara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vṛ (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- dhārāyantra -
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dhārāyantra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jalābhiṣeka -
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jalābhiṣeka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kaluṣe -
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kaluṣa (noun, masculine)[locative single]kaluṣa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kaluṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dhautāñ -
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dhauta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- jane -
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jana (noun, masculine)[locative single]jana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]janā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]jani (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√jan (verb class 1)[present middle first single]√jan (verb class 2)[present middle first single]
- locane -
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locana (noun, masculine)[locative single]locana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]locanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “antaḥpuṣpasugandhirārdrakabarī svacchaṃ tanīyo'mbaraṃ kāntānāṃ kamanīyatāṃ bidadhate grīṣme'parāhṇagame”
- antaḥ -
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anta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- puṣpa -
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puṣpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]puṣpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sugandhir -
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sugandhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sugandhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ārdraka -
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ārdraka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ārdraka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ba -
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ba (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- rī -
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rī (noun, feminine)[compound]
- svaccham -
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svaccha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svaccha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]svacchā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tanīyo' -
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tanīyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]tanīyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ambaram -
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ambara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kāntānām -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]kānta (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]kāntā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √kam class 1 verb]
- kamanīyatām -
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kamanīyatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- bida -
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bida (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dha -
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dha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- grīṣme' -
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grīṣma (noun, masculine)[locative single]grīṣmā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- aparāhṇa -
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aparāhṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- game -
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gama (noun, masculine)[locative single]gama (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]gamā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]gami (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√gam (verb class 1)[injunctive middle first single]√gam (verb class 2)[present middle first single], [injunctive middle first single]√gam (verb class 3)[injunctive middle first 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 268 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.