Sanskrit quote nr. 7543 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकविंशतिवर्णाङ्घ्रिर् भवेच् शृङ्गारके रसे ।
कामदोऽभीष्टदः पुसां ताले तुरगलीलके ॥ekaviṃśativarṇāṅghrir bhavec śṛṅgārake rase |
kāmado'bhīṣṭadaḥ pusāṃ tāle turagalīlake ||
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.
Ekavimshat (ekavimsat, ekaviṃśat, एकविंशत्): defined in 2 categories.
Varna (varṇa, वर्ण, varṇā, वर्णा): defined in 26 categories.
Anghri (aṅghri, अङ्घ्रि): defined in 6 categories.
Shringaraka (srngaraka, śṛṅgāraka, शृङ्गारक, śṛṅgārakā, शृङ्गारका): defined in 1 categories.
Rasa (रस, rasā, रसा): defined in 29 categories.
Kamada (kāmada, कामद): defined in 11 categories.
Abhishta (abhista, abhīṣṭa, अभीष्ट): defined in 8 categories.
Da (द, dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Tala (tāla, ताल, tālā, ताला): defined in 25 categories.
Tali (tāli, तालि): defined in 10 categories.
Turagalilaka (turagalīlaka, तुरगलीलक): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Pali, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil
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: “ekaviṃśativarṇāṅghrir bhavec śṛṅgārake rase”
- ekaviṃśati -
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ekaviṃśati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ekaviṃśat (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- varṇā -
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varṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]varṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]varṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṅghrir -
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aṅghri (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhavec -
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- śṛṅgārake -
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śṛṅgāraka (noun, masculine)[locative single]śṛṅgāraka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śṛṅgārakā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- rase -
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rasa (noun, masculine)[locative single]rasā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√ras (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- Line 2: “kāmado'bhīṣṭadaḥ pusāṃ tāle turagalīlake”
- kāmado' -
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kāmada (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- abhīṣṭa -
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abhīṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]abhīṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- daḥ -
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da (noun, masculine)[nominative single]dā (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- pu -
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pu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]pu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]pū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]pū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]pū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- sām -
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so (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- tāle -
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tāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]tāla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tālā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tāli (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- turagalīlake -
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turagalīlaka (noun, masculine)[locative 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 7543 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.