Sanskrit quote nr. 603 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतिलोहितकरचरणं मञ्जुलगोरोचनातिलकम् ।
हठपरिवर्तितशकटं मुररिपुमुत्तानशायिनं वन्दे ॥atilohitakaracaraṇaṃ mañjulagorocanātilakam |
haṭhaparivartitaśakaṭaṃ muraripumuttānaśāyinaṃ vande ||
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.
Atilohita (अतिलोहित): defined in 1 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Carana (caraṇa, चरण): defined in 24 categories.
Manjula (mañjula, मञ्जुल): defined in 6 categories.
Gorocana (gorocanā, गोरोचना): defined in 5 categories.
Tilaka (तिलक): defined in 17 categories.
Hatha (haṭha, हठ): defined in 10 categories.
Parivartita (परिवर्तित): defined in 4 categories.
Muraripu (मुररिपु): defined in 2 categories.
Uttanashayin (uttanasayin, uttānaśāyin, उत्तानशायिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Vanda (वन्द, vandā, वन्दा): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
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: “atilohitakaracaraṇaṃ mañjulagorocanātilakam”
- atilohita -
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atilohita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atilohita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kara -
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kara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- caraṇam -
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caraṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]caraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mañjula -
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mañjula (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mañjula (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gorocanā -
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gorocanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tilakam -
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tilaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tilakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “haṭhaparivartitaśakaṭaṃ muraripumuttānaśāyinaṃ vande”
- haṭha -
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haṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√haṭh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- parivartita -
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parivartita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]parivartita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śakaṭam -
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śakaṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śakaṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- muraripum -
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muraripu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- uttānaśāyinam -
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uttānaśāyin (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vande -
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vanda (noun, masculine)[locative single]vanda (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vandā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√vand (verb class 1)[present 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 603 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.