Sanskrit quote nr. 8269 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

कंजानना कम्जपरागपुञ्ज- ।
गुञ्जन्मिलिन्दावलिकुन्तलश्रीः ॥

kaṃjānanā kamjaparāgapuñja- |
guñjanmilindāvalikuntalaśrīḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Kanja (kañja, कञ्ज): defined in 5 categories.
Ana (anā, अना): defined in 12 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Japa (जप): defined in 14 categories.
Raga (rāga, राग): defined in 26 categories.
Punja (puñja, पुञ्ज): defined in 10 categories.
Gunjat (guñjat, गुञ्जत्): defined in 1 categories.
Milinda (मिलिन्द): defined in 6 categories.
Kuntala (कुन्तल): defined in 12 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Tamil, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)

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: “kaṃjānanā kamjaparāgapuñja-
  • kañjān -
  • kañja (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • anā -
  • anā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • japa -
  • japa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    japa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jap (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rāga -
  • rāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puñja -
  • puñja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “guñjanmilindāvalikuntalaśrīḥ
  • guñjan -
  • guñj -> guñjat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √guñj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √guñj class 1 verb]
    guñj -> guñjat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √guñj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √guñj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √guñj class 1 verb]
  • milindāva -
  • milinda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ali -
  • ali (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    alin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kuntala -
  • kuntala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śrīḥ -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative plural]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 8269 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.

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