Sanskrit quote nr. 6826 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्धूता धूमधारा विरहिजनमनोमाथिनो मन्मथाग्नेः ।
कस्तूरीपत्रमाला तिमिरततिरहो दिक्पुरन्ध्रीमुखानाम् ॥uddhūtā dhūmadhārā virahijanamanomāthino manmathāgneḥ |
kastūrīpatramālā timiratatiraho dikpurandhrīmukhānām ||
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.
Uddhuta (uddhūta, उद्धूत, uddhūtā, उद्धूता): defined in 2 categories.
Dhuma (dhūma, धूम): defined in 17 categories.
Dhara (dhāra, धार, dhārā, धारा): defined in 18 categories.
Virahin (विरहिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Ana (anā, अना): defined in 12 categories.
Ano (अनो): defined in 3 categories.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Uma (उम): defined in 19 categories.
Manmatha (मन्मथ, manmathā, मन्मथा): defined in 11 categories.
Manmathin (मन्मथिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Agni (अग्नि): defined in 24 categories.
Kasturi (kastūri, कस्तूरि, kastūrī, कस्तूरी): defined in 13 categories.
Pat (पत्): defined in 3 categories.
Rama (रम, ramā, रमा): defined in 25 categories.
Timira (तिमिर): defined in 16 categories.
Tati (तति): defined in 9 categories.
Dish (dis, diś, दिश्): defined in 8 categories.
Purandhri (purandhrī, पुरन्ध्री): defined in 2 categories.
Ukha (उख, ukhā, उखा): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Buddhism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Nepali, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “uddhūtā dhūmadhārā virahijanamanomāthino manmathāgneḥ”
- uddhūtā* -
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uddhūta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]uddhūtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dhūma -
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dhūma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhārā* -
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dhāra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dhārā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- virahi -
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virahin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]virahin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- janam -
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jana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]janā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ano -
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anā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ano (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]anu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- umāt -
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uma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- hino -
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- manmathā -
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manmatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]manmathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]manmathin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- agneḥ -
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agni (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “kastūrīpatramālā timiratatiraho dikpurandhrīmukhānām”
- kastūrī -
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kastūrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kastūri (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- pat -
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pat (noun, masculine)[compound]pad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ramā -
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rama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ramā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√ram (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- alā -
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- timira -
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timira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]timira (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tatir -
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tati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aho* -
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ahan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ahar (noun, neuter)[adverb]√has (verb class 1)[aorist active second single]
- dik -
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diś (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- purandhrīm -
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purandhrī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ukhānām -
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ukha (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]ukhā (noun, feminine)[genitive 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 6826 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.