Sanskrit quote nr. 6943 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उन्नमय्य सकचग्रहमास्यं ।
चुम्बति प्रियतमे हठवृत्त्या ॥unnamayya sakacagrahamāsyaṃ |
cumbati priyatame haṭhavṛttyā ||
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.
Unnamayya (उन्नमय्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Graha (ग्रह): defined in 19 categories.
Asya (āsya, आस्य): defined in 10 categories.
Priyatama (प्रियतम, priyatamā, प्रियतमा): defined in 7 categories.
Hatha (haṭha, हठ): defined in 10 categories.
Vritti (vrtti, vṛtti, वृत्ति): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Gitashastra (science of music), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pali, Hinduism
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: “unnamayya sakacagrahamāsyaṃ”
- unnamayya -
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unnamayya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- saka -
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saka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- graham -
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graha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]graha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]grahā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āsyam -
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āsya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āsya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āsyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √ās]√ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √ās]√ās -> āsyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √ās]√as -> āsya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √as]√as -> āsya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √as]√as -> āsyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √as]√ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ās]√ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ās], [accusative single from √ās]√as -> āsya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √as]√as -> āsya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √as], [accusative single from √as]√as (verb class 4)[imperfect active first single]
- Line 2: “cumbati priyatame haṭhavṛttyā”
- cumbati -
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√cumb (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- priyatame -
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priyatama (noun, masculine)[locative single]priyatama (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]priyatamā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- haṭha -
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haṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√haṭh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vṛttyā -
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vṛtti (noun, feminine)[instrumental 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 6943 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.