Sanskrit quote nr. 6843 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्भिन्नस्तनकुड्मलद्वयमुरः किंचित् कपोलस्थलीं ।
लिम्पत्येव मधूककान्तिरधरः संमुग्धलक्ष्मीमयः ॥udbhinnastanakuḍmaladvayamuraḥ kiṃcit kapolasthalīṃ |
limpatyeva madhūkakāntiradharaḥ saṃmugdhalakṣmīmayaḥ ||
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.
Udbhinna (उद्भिन्न): defined in 3 categories.
Tana (तन): defined in 16 categories.
Kudmala (kuḍmala, कुड्मल): defined in 5 categories.
Dvayam (द्वयम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dvaya (द्वय): defined in 10 categories.
Uras (उरस्): defined in 6 categories.
Kapola (कपोल): defined in 9 categories.
Sthali (sthalī, स्थली): defined in 12 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Madhuka (madhūka, मधूक): defined in 12 categories.
Kanti (kānti, कान्ति): defined in 16 categories.
Adhara (अधर): defined in 17 categories.
Mugdha (मुग्ध): defined in 6 categories.
Lakshmi (laksmi, lakṣmī, लक्ष्मी): defined in 20 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Ayas (अयस्): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hinduism, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Jain philosophy, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Dharmashastra (religious law), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “udbhinnastanakuḍmaladvayamuraḥ kiṃcit kapolasthalīṃ”
- udbhinnas -
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udbhinna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tana -
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tana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√tan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kuḍmala -
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kuḍmala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kuḍmala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dvayam -
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dvayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dvaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- uraḥ -
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uras (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kiñcit -
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kiñcid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kapola -
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kapola (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sthalīm -
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sthalī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “limpatyeva madhūkakāntiradharaḥ saṃmugdhalakṣmīmayaḥ”
- limpatye -
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√lip -> limpat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √lip class 6 verb]√lip -> limpat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √lip class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √lip class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √lip class 6 verb], [locative single from √lip class 6 verb]√lip (verb class 6)[present active third single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- madhūka -
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madhūka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]madhūka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāntir -
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kānti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- adharaḥ -
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adhara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dhṛ (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mugdha -
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mugdha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mugdha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√muh -> mugdha (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √muh class 4 verb]√muh -> mugdha (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √muh class 4 verb]
- lakṣmīm -
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lakṣmī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ayaḥ -
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ayas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]aya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]i (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]e (noun, masculine)[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 6843 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.