Sanskrit quote nr. 7614 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकान्तमन्दिरगतं मदनोपमेयं ।
तल्पोपविष्टमतुलं रतिरूपरम्या ॥ekāntamandiragataṃ madanopameyaṃ |
talpopaviṣṭamatulaṃ ratirūparamyā ||
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.
Ekanta (ekānta, एकान्त): defined in 9 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Madana (मदन, madanā, मदना): defined in 17 categories.
Upameya (उपमेय): defined in 6 categories.
Talpa (तल्प, talpā, तल्पा): defined in 6 categories.
Upavishta (upavista, upaviṣṭa, उपविष्ट): defined in 9 categories.
Atula (अतुल): defined in 13 categories.
Rati (रति): defined in 24 categories.
Ramya (ramyā, रम्या): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Hinduism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), 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: “ekāntamandiragataṃ madanopameyaṃ”
- ekāntam -
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ekānta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ekānta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ekāntā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- andi -
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ad (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ragatam -
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√rag (verb class 1)[imperative active second dual]
- madano -
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madana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]madana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]madanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upameyam -
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upameya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]upameya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]upameyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “talpopaviṣṭamatulaṃ ratirūparamyā”
- talpo -
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talpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]talpā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upaviṣṭam -
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upaviṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]upaviṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]upaviṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- atulam -
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atula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]atula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]atulā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ratir -
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rati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ūpa -
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√vap (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]√vap (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- ramyā -
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ramyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√ram -> ramyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √ram class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ram]
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 7614 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.