Sanskrit quote nr. 6973 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उन्मीलद्रसबिन्दुगन्धकुसुमावल्ल्यो वसन्तोदये ।
कान्ताः कोमलपल्लवाः कति कति क्रीडावने सन्ति न ॥unmīladrasabindugandhakusumāvallyo vasantodaye |
kāntāḥ komalapallavāḥ kati kati krīḍāvane santi na ||
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.
Unmila (unmīla, उन्मील): defined in 3 categories.
Dra (द्र): defined in 4 categories.
Gandhakusuma (gandhakusumā, गन्धकुसुमा): defined in 2 categories.
Valli (vallī, वल्ली): defined in 18 categories.
Vallya (वल्ल्य): defined in 1 categories.
Vasanta (वसन्त): defined in 18 categories.
Udaya (उदय): defined in 21 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त, kāntā, कान्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Komala (कोमल): defined in 13 categories.
Pallava (पल्लव): defined in 18 categories.
Kridavana (krīḍāvana, क्रीडावन): defined in 2 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
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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: “unmīladrasabindugandhakusumāvallyo vasantodaye”
- unmīla -
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unmīla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dra -
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dra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sabindu -
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sabindu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- gandhakusumā -
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gandhakusumā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- vallyo* -
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vallī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√vall -> vallya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vall class 1 verb]
- vasanto -
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vasanta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- udaye -
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udaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “kāntāḥ komalapallavāḥ kati kati krīḍāvane santi na”
- kāntāḥ -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kam class 1 verb]
- komala -
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komala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]komala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pallavāḥ -
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pallava (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- kati -
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kati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- kati -
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kati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- krīḍāvane -
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krīḍāvana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- santi -
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santi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]sat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√as (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 6973 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.