Sanskrit quote nr. 6975 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उन्मीलन्ति कियन्ति वा न कुसुमान्युष्णद्युतेरुद्गमे ।
तत्त्वेतावति बन्धुरित्यतिसखीत्यादित्यकान्तेति च ॥unmīlanti kiyanti vā na kusumānyuṣṇadyuterudgame |
tattvetāvati bandhurityatisakhītyādityakānteti ca ||
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.
Kiyat (कियत्): defined in 2 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Kusuma (कुसुम): defined in 16 categories.
Yuti (युति): defined in 8 categories.
Udgama (उद्गम): defined in 6 categories.
Tattva (तत्त्व): defined in 17 categories.
Tavati (tāvati, तावति, tāvatī, तावती): defined in 3 categories.
Tavat (tāvat, तावत्): defined in 2 categories.
Bandhu (बन्धु): defined in 14 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Itya (इत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Ityadi (ityādi, इत्यादि): defined in 4 categories.
Tyaj (त्यज्): defined in 1 categories.
Anta (ānta, आन्त, āntā, आन्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jainism, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhist philosophy, 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: “unmīlanti kiyanti vā na kusumānyuṣṇadyuterudgame”
- Cannot analyse unmīlanti*ki
- kiyanti -
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kiyat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kusumānyu -
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kusuma (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- uṣṇad -
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√uṣ -> uṣṇat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √uṣ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √uṣ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √uṣ class 9 verb]
- yuter -
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yuti (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- udgame -
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udgama (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “tattvetāvati bandhurityatisakhītyādityakānteti ca”
- tattve -
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tattva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- tāvati -
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tāvati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tāvatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]tāvat (noun, masculine)[locative single]tāvat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- bandhur -
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bandhu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- itya -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]itya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]itya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> itya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sakhī -
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sakhi (noun, masculine)[adverb]sakhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- ityādi -
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ityādi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ityādi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ityādi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- tyak -
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tyaj (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tyaj (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ānte -
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ānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]ānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]āntā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√ant (verb class 1)[imperfect middle first single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (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 6975 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.