Sanskrit quote nr. 356 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अचुम्बि या चन्दनबिन्दुमण्डली नलीयवक्त्रेण सरोजतर्जिना ।
श्रियं श्रिता काचन तारकासखी कृताशशाङ्कस्य तयाङ्कवर्तिनी ॥acumbi yā candanabindumaṇḍalī nalīyavaktreṇa sarojatarjinā |
śriyaṃ śritā kācana tārakāsakhī kṛtāśaśāṅkasya tayāṅkavartinī ||
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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.
Cumbin (चुम्बिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Candana (चन्दन): defined in 23 categories.
Mandali (maṇḍalī, मण्डली): defined in 9 categories.
Naliya (nalīya, नलीय): defined in 3 categories.
Vaktra (वक्त्र): defined in 13 categories.
Ru (रु): defined in 8 categories.
Arjin (अर्जिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Shrit (srit, śrit, श्रित्): defined in 1 categories.
Shrita (srita, śritā, श्रिता): defined in 5 categories.
Kacana (kācana, काचन): defined in 3 categories.
Taraka (tāraka, तारक, tārakā, तारका): defined in 17 categories.
Asakhi (असखि): defined in 1 categories.
Kritasha (krtasa, kṛtāśa, कृताश): defined in 1 categories.
Sha (sa, śa, श): defined in 9 categories.
Anka (aṅka, अङ्क): defined in 14 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Taya (तय): defined in 7 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: “acumbi yā candanabindumaṇḍalī nalīyavaktreṇa sarojatarjinā”
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- cumbi -
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cumbin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cumbin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- candana -
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candana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]candana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bindu -
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bindu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- maṇḍalī -
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maṇḍalī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]maṇḍalin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nalīya -
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nalīya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nalīya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vaktreṇa -
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vaktra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vaktra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ro -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ru (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ojat -
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√oj -> ojat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √oj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √oj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √oj class 1 verb]
- arjinā -
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arjin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]arjin (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “śriyaṃ śritā kācana tārakāsakhī kṛtāśaśāṅkasya tayāṅkavartinī”
- śriyam -
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śriyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śrī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śrī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- śritā -
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śrit (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]śrit (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]śritā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√śri -> śritā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]
- kācana -
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kācana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tārakā -
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tāraka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tāraka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tārakā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asakhī -
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asakhi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kṛtāśa -
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kṛtāśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛtāśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śā -
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śa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aṅkasya -
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aṅka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- tayā -
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taya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]sā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]√tay (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- aṅka -
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aṅka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√aṅk (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vartinī -
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vartinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]vartin (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 356 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.