Sanskrit quote nr. 8264 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
औष्मायमाणनवयौवनमुग्धभावाः ।
शृङ्गारसागरमनोज्ञतरङ्गलेखाः ॥auṣmāyamāṇanavayauvanamugdhabhāvāḥ |
śṛṅgārasāgaramanojñataraṅgalekhāḥ ||
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.
Mana (māṇa, माण): defined in 24 categories.
Nava (navā, नवा): defined in 16 categories.
Amugdha (अमुग्ध): defined in 1 categories.
Bhava (bhāva, भाव): defined in 31 categories.
Shringara (srngara, śṛṅgāra, शृङ्गार): defined in 11 categories.
Sagara (sāgara, सागर): defined in 23 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.
Jnata (jñata, ज्ञत): defined in 7 categories.
Ranga (raṅga, रङ्ग): defined in 18 categories.
Lekha (लेख, lekhā, लेखा): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “auṣmāyamāṇanavayauvanamugdhabhāvāḥ”
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- uṣmāya -
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uṣma (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- māṇa -
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māṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- navayau -
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navā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- auvan -
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√u (verb class 2)[imperfect active third plural]
- amugdha -
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amugdha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]amugdha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāvāḥ -
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bhāva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “śṛṅgārasāgaramanojñataraṅgalekhāḥ”
- śṛṅgāra -
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śṛṅgāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śṛṅgāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sāgaram -
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sāgara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāgara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- 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]
- jñata -
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jñata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jñata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- raṅga -
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raṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]raṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√raṅg (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- lekhāḥ -
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lekha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]lekhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [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 8264 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.