Sanskrit quote nr. 6891 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्ययौ दीर्घिकागर्भान् मुकुलं मेचकोत्पलम् ।
नारीलोचनचातुर्यश कासंकुचितं यथा ॥udyayau dīrghikāgarbhān mukulaṃ mecakotpalam |
nārīlocanacāturyaśa kāsaṃkucitaṃ yathā ||
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.
Dirghika (dīrghikā, दीर्घिका): defined in 3 categories.
Agarbha (अगर्भ): defined in 2 categories.
Mukula (मुकुल): defined in 10 categories.
Mecaka (मेचक, mecakā, मेचका): defined in 8 categories.
Utpala (उत्पल): defined in 14 categories.
Nari (nāri, नारि, nārī, नारी): defined in 15 categories.
Locana (लोचन): defined in 15 categories.
Caturi (cāturī, चातुरी): defined in 4 categories.
Caturya (cāturya, चातुर्य): defined in 5 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), India history, Kannada, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Ayurveda (science of life), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Buddhism, Jainism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tamil
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: “udyayau dīrghikāgarbhān mukulaṃ mecakotpalam”
- udyayau -
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- dīrghikā -
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dīrghikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- agarbhān -
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agarbha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]agarbha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- mukulam -
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mukula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mukula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mecako -
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mecaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mecaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]mecakā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- utpalam -
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utpala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]utpala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]utpalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “nārīlocanacāturyaśa kāsaṃkucitaṃ yathā”
- nārī -
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nārī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]nāri (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- locana -
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locana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]locana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cāturya -
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cāturī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cāturya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aśa -
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aśan (noun, masculine)[compound]
- kā -
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kā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- saṅkucitam -
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saṅkucita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saṅkucita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saṅkucitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 6891 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.