Sanskrit quote nr. 6644 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्फुल्लामलकोमलोत्पलदलश्यामाय रामामनः- ।
कामाय प्रथमाननिर्मलगुणग्रामाय रामात्मने ॥utphullāmalakomalotpaladalaśyāmāya rāmāmanaḥ- |
kāmāya prathamānanirmalaguṇagrāmāya rāmātmane ||
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.
Utphulla (utphullā, उत्फुल्ला): defined in 6 categories.
Alaka (अलक): defined in 14 categories.
Mala (मल, malā, मला): defined in 29 categories.
Utpala (उत्पल): defined in 14 categories.
Dala (दल): defined in 15 categories.
Shyama (syama, śyāma, श्याम): defined in 18 categories.
Rama (rāmā, रामा, rāma, राम): defined in 25 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Anas (अनस्): defined in 2 categories.
Kamaya (kāmāya, कामाय): defined in 2 categories.
Kama (kāma, काम): defined in 24 categories.
Nirmala (निर्मल): defined in 13 categories.
Gunagrama (guṇagrāma, गुणग्राम): defined in 1 categories.
Mana (मन, manā, मना): defined in 24 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shaiva philosophy, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Dharmashastra (religious law), 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: “utphullāmalakomalotpaladalaśyāmāya rāmāmanaḥ-”
- utphullām -
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utphullā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- alako -
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alaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- malo -
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mala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]malā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- utpala -
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utpala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]utpala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dala -
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dala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- śyāmāya -
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śyāma (noun, masculine)[dative single]śyāma (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- rāmām -
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rāmā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- anaḥ -
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anas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kāmāya prathamānanirmalaguṇagrāmāya rāmātmane”
- kāmāya -
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kāmāya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāma (noun, masculine)[dative single]kāma (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- prathamāna -
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√prath -> prathamāna (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √prath class 1 verb]√prath -> prathamāna (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √prath class 1 verb]
- nirmala -
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nirmala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nirmala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- guṇagrāmāya -
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guṇagrāma (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- rāmāt -
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rāma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]rāma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- mane -
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mana (noun, masculine)[locative single]manā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [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 6644 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.