Sanskrit quote nr. 6816 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्देशोऽयं कनकसिकताकोमलैकान्तकान्ता- ।
लीलावासीकृततरुतलः कामिभिर्नर्मदायाः ॥uddeśo'yaṃ kanakasikatākomalaikāntakāntā- |
līlāvāsīkṛtatarutalaḥ kāmibhirnarmadāyāḥ ||
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.
Uddesha (uddesa, uddeśa, उद्देश): defined in 12 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kanaka (कनक): defined in 20 categories.
Sikata (sikatā, सिकता): defined in 10 categories.
Komala (कोमल, komalā, कोमला): defined in 13 categories.
Ekanta (ekānta, एकान्त): defined in 9 categories.
Kanta (kāntā, कान्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Lila (līlā, लीला): defined in 15 categories.
Avasin (avāsin, अवासिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Taru (तरु): defined in 14 categories.
Tala (तल): defined in 25 categories.
Kami (kāmi, कामि): defined in 10 categories.
Kamin (kāmin, कामिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Narmada (narmadā, नर्मदा): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Hinduism, Shaiva philosophy, Buddhism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “uddeśo'yaṃ kanakasikatākomalaikāntakāntā-”
- uddeśo' -
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uddeśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kanaka -
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kanaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kanaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sikatā -
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sikatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- komalai -
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komala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]komala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]komalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ekānta -
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ekānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ekānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāntā -
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kāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kam class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “līlāvāsīkṛtatarutalaḥ kāmibhirnarmadāyāḥ”
- līlā -
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līlā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- avāsī -
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avāsin (noun, masculine)[nominative 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]
- taru -
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taru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]taru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]taru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- talaḥ -
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tala (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāmibhir -
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kāmi (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]kāmi (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]kāmin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]kāmin (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- narmadāyāḥ -
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narmadā (noun, feminine)[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 6816 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.