Sanskrit quote nr. 8410 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कण्ठे मौक्तिकमालिकाः स्तनतटे कार्पूरमच्छं रजः ।
सान्द्रं चन्दनमङ्गके वलयिताः पाणौ मृणालीलताः ॥kaṇṭhe mauktikamālikāḥ stanataṭe kārpūramacchaṃ rajaḥ |
sāndraṃ candanamaṅgake valayitāḥ pāṇau mṛṇālīlatāḥ ||
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.
Kantha (kaṇṭha, कण्ठ): defined in 20 categories.
Mauktika (मौक्तिक): defined in 9 categories.
Ali (āli, आलि, ālī, आली): defined in 16 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Stanatata (stanataṭa, स्तनतट): defined in 1 categories.
Karpura (kārpūra, कार्पूर): defined in 15 categories.
Accha (अच्छ): defined in 9 categories.
Raja (रज): defined in 16 categories.
Rajas (रजस्): defined in 14 categories.
Sandra (sāndra, सान्द्र): defined in 9 categories.
Candana (चन्दन): defined in 23 categories.
Angaka (aṅgaka, अङ्गक): defined in 3 categories.
Valayita (वलयित, valayitā, वलयिता): defined in 4 categories.
Pana (pāṇa, पाण): defined in 20 categories.
Pani (pāṇi, पाणि): defined in 17 categories.
Mrinalin (mrnalin, mṛṇālin, मृणालिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Hinduism, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha)
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: “kaṇṭhe mauktikamālikāḥ stanataṭe kārpūramacchaṃ rajaḥ”
- kaṇṭhe -
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kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[locative single]√kaṇṭh (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- mauktikam -
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mauktika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mauktika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mauktikā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āli -
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āli (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]āli (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]āli (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ālī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]ālin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- kāḥ -
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kās (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- stanataṭe -
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stanataṭa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- kārpūram -
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kārpūra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kārpūra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kārpūrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- accham -
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accha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]accha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]acchā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- rajaḥ -
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rajas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rajas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]raja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sāndraṃ candanamaṅgake valayitāḥ pāṇau mṛṇālīlatāḥ”
- sāndram -
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sāndra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāndra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sāndrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- candanam -
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candana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]candana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]candanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aṅgake -
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aṅgaka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- valayitāḥ -
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valayita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]valayitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pāṇau -
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pāṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pāṇi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- mṛṇālī -
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mṛṇālin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
- ilatā -
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√il -> ilat (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √il class 6 verb]√il -> ilat (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √il class 6 verb]√il (verb class 6)[imperative active second plural]
- aḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
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 8410 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.