Sanskrit quote nr. 8012 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एनं विहाय तुलसीविपिनोपकण्ठं ।
गोप्यः परत्र नयनाम्बुजमीलनानि ॥enaṃ vihāya tulasīvipinopakaṇṭhaṃ |
gopyaḥ paratra nayanāmbujamīlanāni ||
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.
Vihaya (vihāya, विहाय): defined in 7 categories.
Tulasi (tulasī, तुलसी): defined in 14 categories.
Vipina (विपिन): defined in 7 categories.
Upakantham (upakaṇṭham, उपकण्ठम्): defined in 1 categories.
Upakantha (upakaṇṭha, उपकण्ठ): defined in 7 categories.
Gopi (gopī, गोपी): defined in 9 categories.
Gopya (गोप्य): defined in 4 categories.
Paratra (परत्र): defined in 7 categories.
Nayanambu (nayanāmbu, नयनाम्बु): defined in 1 categories.
Ja (ज): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Kannada, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), 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: “enaṃ vihāya tulasīvipinopakaṇṭhaṃ”
- Cannot analyse enam*vi
- vihāya -
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vihāya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tulasī -
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tulasī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- vipino -
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vipina (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- upakaṇṭham -
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upakaṇṭham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upakaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]upakaṇṭha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]upakaṇṭhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “gopyaḥ paratra nayanāmbujamīlanāni”
- gopyaḥ -
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gopī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gopya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√gup -> gopya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √gup class 4 verb]
- paratra -
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paratra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nayanāmbu -
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nayanāmbu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- jam -
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ja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ī -
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i (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]e (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- ilan -
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√il -> ilat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √il class 6 verb], [vocative single from √il class 6 verb]
- āni -
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āni (Preverb)[Preverb]
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 8012 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.