Sanskrit quote nr. 366 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अच्छिन्नमेखलमलब्धदृढोपगूढम् अप्राप्तचुम्बनमवीक्षितवक्त्रकान्ति ।
कान्ताविमिश्रवपुषः कृतविप्रलम्भ- सम्भोगसख्यमिव पातु वपुः स्मरारेः ॥acchinnamekhalamalabdhadṛḍhopagūḍham aprāptacumbanamavīkṣitavaktrakānti |
kāntāvimiśravapuṣaḥ kṛtavipralambha- sambhogasakhyamiva pātu vapuḥ smarāreḥ ||
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.
Acchinna (अच्छिन्न): defined in 5 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Alabdha (अलब्ध): defined in 2 categories.
Dridha (drdha, dṛḍha, दृढ, dṛḍhā, दृढा): defined in 13 categories.
Upagudha (upagūḍha, उपगूढ): defined in 2 categories.
Aprapta (aprāpta, अप्राप्त): defined in 6 categories.
Cumbana (चुम्बन): defined in 8 categories.
Avikshita (aviksita, avīkṣita, अवीक्षित): defined in 3 categories.
Vaktra (वक्त्र): defined in 13 categories.
Kanti (kāntī, कान्ती): defined in 16 categories.
Kanta (kāntā, कान्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Vimishra (vimisra, vimiśra, विमिश्र): defined in 3 categories.
Vapusha (vapusa, vapuṣa, वपुष): defined in 3 categories.
Vapus (वपुस्): defined in 7 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Vipralambha (विप्रलम्भ): defined in 7 categories.
Sambhoga (सम्भोग): defined in 13 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Vapu (वपु): defined in 8 categories.
Smarari (smarāri, स्मरारि): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), India history, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali
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: “acchinnamekhalamalabdhadṛḍhopagūḍham aprāptacumbanamavīkṣitavaktrakānti”
- acchinnam -
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acchinna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]acchinna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]acchinnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ekha -
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√ikh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- lam -
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la (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- alabdha -
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alabdha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]alabdha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√labh (verb class 1)[aorist middle third single]
- dṛḍho -
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dṛḍha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dṛḍha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dṛḍhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upagūḍham -
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upagūḍha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]upagūḍha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]upagūḍhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aprāpta -
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aprāpta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aprāpta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cumbanam -
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cumbana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- avīkṣita -
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avīkṣita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avīkṣita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vaktra -
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vaktra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vaktra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kānti -
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kānti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kāntī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “kāntāvimiśravapuṣaḥ kṛtavipralambha- sambhogasakhyamiva pātu vapuḥ smarāreḥ”
- kāntā -
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kāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kam class 1 verb]
- vimiśra -
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vimiśra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vimiśra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vapuṣaḥ -
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vapuṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vapus (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vapus (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kṛta -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 1)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural], [injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[injunctive middle third single]
- vipralambha -
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vipralambha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sambhoga -
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sambhoga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sakhyam -
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sakhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pātu -
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pātu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√pā (verb class 2)[imperative active third single]√pā (verb class 2)[imperative active third single]
- vapuḥ -
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vapus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vapus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vapu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]vapu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- smarāreḥ -
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smarāri (noun, masculine)[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 366 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.