Sanskrit quote nr. 6978 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उन्मीलन्ति मृणालकोमलरुचो राजीवसंवर्तिका- ।
संवर्तव्रतवृत्तयः कतिपये पीयूषभानोः कराः ॥unmīlanti mṛṇālakomalaruco rājīvasaṃvartikā- |
saṃvartavratavṛttayaḥ katipaye pīyūṣabhānoḥ karāḥ ||
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.
Mrinalakomala (mrnalakomala, mṛṇālakomala, मृणालकोमल): defined in 1 categories.
Ruca (रुच): defined in 6 categories.
Rajiva (rājīva, राजीव): defined in 10 categories.
Samvartika (saṃvartikā, संवर्तिका): defined in 2 categories.
Samvarta (saṃvarta, संवर्त): defined in 10 categories.
Vrata (व्रत): defined in 15 categories.
Vritti (vrtti, vṛtti, वृत्ति): defined in 14 categories.
Katipaya (कतिपय): defined in 6 categories.
Piyushabhanu (piyusabhanu, pīyūṣabhānu, पीयूषभानु): defined in 1 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Kannada, Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Hindi, Kavya (poetry), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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 mṛṇālakomalaruco rājīvasaṃvartikā-”
- Cannot analyse unmīlanti*mṛ
- mṛṇālakomala -
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mṛṇālakomala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mṛṇālakomala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ruco* -
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ruc (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]ruca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rājīva -
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rājīva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rājīva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃvartikā -
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saṃvartikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “saṃvartavratavṛttayaḥ katipaye pīyūṣabhānoḥ karāḥ”
- saṃvarta -
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saṃvarta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saṃvarta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vrata -
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vrata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vrata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vṛttayaḥ -
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vṛtti (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- katipaye -
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katipaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]katipaya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- pīyūṣabhānoḥ -
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pīyūṣabhānu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- karāḥ -
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kara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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 6978 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.