Sanskrit quote nr. 7937 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एताश् चन्द्रोदयेऽस्मिन्नविरलमुशलोत्क्षेपदोलायमान- ।
स्निग्धश्यामाग्रपीनस्तनकलसनमत्कण्ठनालाग्ररम्याः ॥etāś candrodaye'sminnaviralamuśalotkṣepadolāyamāna- |
snigdhaśyāmāgrapīnastanakalasanamatkaṇṭhanālāgraramyāḥ ||
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.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Candrodaya (चन्द्रोदय, candrodayā, चन्द्रोदया): defined in 9 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Avirala (अविरल): defined in 5 categories.
Mu (mū, मू): defined in 4 categories.
Shala (sala, śala, शल, śalā, शला): defined in 22 categories.
Utkshepa (utksepa, utkṣepa, उत्क्षेप): defined in 7 categories.
Dolayamana (dolāyamāna, दोलायमान): defined in 5 categories.
Snigdha (स्निग्ध): defined in 14 categories.
Shyama (syama, śyāma, श्याम, śyāmā, श्यामा): defined in 18 categories.
Agrapa (agrapā, अग्रपा): defined in 1 categories.
Ina (इन): defined in 9 categories.
Tana (तन): defined in 16 categories.
Kala (कल): defined in 32 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Kanthanala (kaṇṭhanāla, कण्ठनाल): defined in 3 categories.
Agra (अग्र): defined in 15 categories.
Ramya (रम्य, ramyā, रम्या): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nepali, Hindi, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Gitashastra (science of music), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), 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: “etāś candrodaye'sminnaviralamuśalotkṣepadolāyamāna-”
- etāś -
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eta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- candrodaye' -
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candrodaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]candrodayā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- asminn -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- avirala -
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avirala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avirala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mu -
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mu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]mū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]mū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]mū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śalo -
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śala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√śal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- utkṣepa -
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utkṣepa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dolāyamāna -
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dolāyamāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dolāyamāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “snigdhaśyāmāgrapīnastanakalasanamatkaṇṭhanālāgraramyāḥ”
- snigdha -
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snigdha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]snigdha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√snih -> snigdha (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative single from √snih class 4 verb]√snih -> snigdha (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative single from √snih class 4 verb]
- śyāmā -
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śyāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śyāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śyāmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√śā (verb class 4)[imperative active first plural]
- agrapī -
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agrapā (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- inas -
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ina (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tana -
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tana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√tan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kala -
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kala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sana -
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sana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√san (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- mat -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[ablative single]
- kaṇṭhanālā -
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kaṇṭhanāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- agra -
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agra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]agra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ramyāḥ -
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ramya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ramyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√ram -> ramya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ram], [vocative plural from √ram]√ram -> ramyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ram], [vocative plural from √ram], [accusative plural 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 7937 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.