Sanskrit quote nr. 6967 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उन्मीलत्त्रिवलीतर गवलया प्रोत्तु गपीनस्तन- ।
द्वन्द्वेनोद्यतचक्रवाकमिथुना वक्त्राम्बुजोद्भासिनी ॥unmīlattrivalītara gavalayā prottu gapīnastana- |
dvandvenodyatacakravākamithunā vaktrāmbujodbhāsinī ||
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.
Gavala (गवल): defined in 6 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Ga (ग): defined in 9 categories.
Pinastana (pīnastana, पीनस्तन): defined in 2 categories.
Dvandva (द्वन्द्व): defined in 10 categories.
Udyata (उद्यत): defined in 8 categories.
Cakravaka (cakravāka, चक्रवाक): defined in 14 categories.
Mithuna (मिथुन, mithunā, मिथुना): defined in 10 categories.
Vaktrambuja (vaktrāmbuja, वक्त्राम्बुज): defined in 3 categories.
Udbhasin (udbhāsin, उद्भासिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Udbhasini (udbhāsinī, उद्भासिनी): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “unmīlattrivalītara gavalayā prottu gapīnastana-”
- Cannot analyse unmīlattrivalītara*ga
- gavala -
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gavala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gavala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse prottu*ga
- ga -
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ga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pīnastana -
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pīnastana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “dvandvenodyatacakravākamithunā vaktrāmbujodbhāsinī”
- dvandveno -
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dvandva (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]dvandva (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- udyata -
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udyata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]udyata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cakravāka -
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cakravāka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- mithunā* -
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mithuna (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mithunā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vaktrāmbujo -
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vaktrāmbuja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- udbhāsinī -
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udbhāsinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]udbhāsin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 6967 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.