Sanskrit quote nr. 519 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतसीकुसुमोपमेयकान्तिर् यमुनालकुकदम्बमूलवर्ती ।
नवगोपवधूविनोदशाली वनमाली वितनोतु मङ्गलानि ॥atasīkusumopameyakāntir yamunālakukadambamūlavartī |
navagopavadhūvinodaśālī vanamālī vitanotu maṅgalāni ||
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.
Atasi (अतसि, atasī, अतसी): defined in 9 categories.
Kusuma (कुसुम): defined in 16 categories.
Upameya (उपमेय): defined in 6 categories.
Kanti (kānti, कान्ति): defined in 16 categories.
Yamuna (yamunā, यमुना): defined in 17 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Kuka (कुक): defined in 5 categories.
Da (द): defined in 7 categories.
Ba (ब): defined in 10 categories.
Mula (mūla, मूल): defined in 27 categories.
Varti (वर्ति, vartī, वर्ती): defined in 11 categories.
Nava (नव): defined in 16 categories.
Vinoda (विनोद): defined in 9 categories.
Shali (sali, śāli, शालि, śālī, शाली): defined in 19 categories.
Vanamalin (vanamālin, वनमालिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Vitanu (वितनु): defined in 1 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Mangala (maṅgala, मङ्गल): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tamil, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Buddhism, Buddhist philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “atasīkusumopameyakāntir yamunālakukadambamūlavartī”
- atasī -
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atasī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]atasi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kusumo -
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kusuma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kusuma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- upameya -
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upameya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]upameya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāntir -
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kānti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- yamunā -
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yamunā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ala -
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ala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√al (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kuka -
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kuka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kuka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dam -
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da (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]da (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dā (noun, feminine)[adverb]dā (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- ba -
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ba (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- mūla -
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mūla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mūla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√mūl (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vartī -
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vartī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]varti (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vartin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “navagopavadhūvinodaśālī vanamālī vitanotu maṅgalāni”
- nava -
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nava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√nu (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- gopavadhū -
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gopavadhū (noun, feminine)[compound]
- vinoda -
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vinoda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śālī -
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śālī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]śāli (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]śālin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vanamālī -
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vanamālin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vitano -
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vitanu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- maṅgalāni -
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maṅgala (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 519 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.