Sanskrit quote nr. 394 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अजानती कापि विलोकनोत्सुका समीरधूतार्धमपि स्तनांशुकम् ।
कुचेन तस्मै चलतेऽकरोत् पुरः पुराङ्गना मङ्गलकुम्भसंभृतिम् ॥ajānatī kāpi vilokanotsukā samīradhūtārdhamapi stanāṃśukam |
kucena tasmai calate'karot puraḥ purāṅganā maṅgalakumbhasaṃbhṛtim ||
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.
Ajanat (ajānat, अजानत्): defined in 2 categories.
Kapi (kāpī, कापी): defined in 11 categories.
Vilokana (विलोकन): defined in 7 categories.
Utsuka (utsukā, उत्सुका): defined in 7 categories.
Samira (samīra, समीर): defined in 9 categories.
Dhuta (dhūta, धूत, dhūtā, धूता): defined in 9 categories.
Ardha (अर्ध): defined in 7 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Stanamshuka (stanamsuka, stanāṃśuka, स्तनांशुक): defined in 1 categories.
Kuca (कुच): defined in 10 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Calata (calatā, चलता): defined in 4 categories.
Purah (puraḥ, पुरः): defined in 3 categories.
Pur (पुर्): defined in 5 categories.
Pura (पुर, purā, पुरा): defined in 18 categories.
Angana (aṅganā, अङ्गना): defined in 14 categories.
Mangala (maṅgala, मङ्गल): defined in 21 categories.
Kumbha (कुम्भ): defined in 22 categories.
Sambhriti (sambhrti, sambhṛti, सम्भृति): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Nepali, Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hinduism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Shilpashastra (iconography), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha)
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: “ajānatī kāpi vilokanotsukā samīradhūtārdhamapi stanāṃśukam”
- ajānatī -
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ajānat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kāpi -
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kāpī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- vilokano -
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vilokana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- utsukā -
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utsukā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- samīra -
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samīra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhūtā -
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dhūta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhūta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dhūtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√dhū (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- ardham -
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ardha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ardha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ardhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- stanāṃśukam -
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stanāṃśuka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “kucena tasmai calate'karot puraḥ purāṅganā maṅgalakumbhasaṃbhṛtim”
- kucena -
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kuca (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- tasmai -
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tad (noun, neuter)[dative single]sa (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- calate' -
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calatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- akarot -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperfect active third single]
- puraḥ -
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puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]puraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pur (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]pura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- purā -
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purā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pura (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pur (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]purā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√pur (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- aṅganā* -
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aṅganā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- maṅgala -
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maṅgala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]maṅgala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kumbha -
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kumbha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kumbha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sambhṛtim -
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sambhṛti (noun, feminine)[accusative 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 394 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.