Sanskrit quote nr. 712 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अत्र चैत्रसमये निरन्तराः प्रोषिताहृदयकीर्णपावकाः ।
वान्ति कामुकमनोविमोहना व्याललोलमलयाचलानिलाः ॥atra caitrasamaye nirantarāḥ proṣitāhṛdayakīrṇapāvakāḥ |
vānti kāmukamanovimohanā vyālalolamalayācalānilāḥ ||
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.
Atra (अत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Caitra (चैत्र): defined in 10 categories.
Samaye (समये): defined in 1 categories.
Samaya (समय): defined in 18 categories.
Nirantara (निरन्तर, nirantarā, निरन्तरा): defined in 14 categories.
Proshita (prosita, proṣita, प्रोषित, proṣitā, प्रोषिता): defined in 5 categories.
Ahridaya (ahrdaya, ahṛdaya, अहृदय): defined in 1 categories.
Kirna (kīrṇa, कीर्ण): defined in 3 categories.
Pavaka (pāvaka, पावक, pāvakā, पावका): defined in 13 categories.
Vat (vāt, वात्): defined in 6 categories.
Vanti (vāntī, वान्ती): defined in 5 categories.
Kamuka (kāmuka, कामुक): defined in 10 categories.
Ano (अनो): defined in 3 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Anas (अनस्): defined in 2 categories.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Vimohana (विमोहन, vimohanā, विमोहना): defined in 4 categories.
Vyala (vyāla, व्याल): defined in 13 categories.
Lola (लोल): defined in 9 categories.
Alaya (अलय, alayā, अलया): defined in 15 categories.
Acala (अचल): defined in 20 categories.
La (ल, lā, ला): defined in 10 categories.
Lo (लो): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Kannada, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jain philosophy, Shilpashastra (iconography)
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: “atra caitrasamaye nirantarāḥ proṣitāhṛdayakīrṇapāvakāḥ”
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- caitra -
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caitra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]caitra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- samaye -
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samaye (indeclinable)[indeclinable]samaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]√sam (verb class 10)[present middle first single]
- nirantarāḥ -
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nirantara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nirantarā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- proṣitā -
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proṣita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]proṣita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]proṣitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√pruṣ (verb class 4)[periphrastic-future active third single]√pruṣ (verb class 5)[periphrastic-future active third single]√pruṣ (verb class 9)[periphrastic-future active third single]√pruṣ (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- ahṛdaya -
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ahṛdaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ahṛdaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kīrṇa -
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kīrṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kīrṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṝ -> kīrṇa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kīrṇa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- pāvakāḥ -
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pāvaka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pāvakā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “vānti kāmukamanovimohanā vyālalolamalayācalānilāḥ”
- vānti -
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vānti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vā class 1 verb]√vā -> vāntī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā (verb class 2)[present active third plural]√vā (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- kāmukam -
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kāmuka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāmuka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāmukā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ano -
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ano (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]anu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]anu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- vimohanā* -
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vimohana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vimohanā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vyāla -
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vyāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vyāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lolam -
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lola (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lola (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lolā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- alayā -
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alaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]alaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]alayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- acalāni -
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acala (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- lāḥ -
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la (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]lā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]las (noun, masculine)[nominative single]lo (noun, masculine)[accusative 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 712 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.