Sanskrit quote nr. 8534 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कदा वृन्दारण्ये मिहिरदुहितुः सङ्गमहिते ।
मुहुर्भ्रामं भ्रामं चरितलहरीं गोकुलपतेः ॥kadā vṛndāraṇye mihiraduhituḥ saṅgamahite |
muhurbhrāmaṃ bhrāmaṃ caritalaharīṃ gokulapateḥ ||
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.
Kada (कद): defined in 9 categories.
Vrindaranya (vrndaranya, vṛndāraṇya, वृन्दारण्य): defined in 1 categories.
Mihira (मिहिर): defined in 5 categories.
Duhitri (duhitr, duhitṛ, दुहितृ): defined in 7 categories.
Sangama (saṅgama, सङ्गम): defined in 16 categories.
Hita (हित, hitā, हिता): defined in 14 categories.
Hiti (हिति): defined in 1 categories.
Muhur (मुहुर्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhrama (bhrāma, भ्राम): defined in 10 categories.
Carita (चरित): defined in 11 categories.
Lahari (laharī, लहरी): defined in 5 categories.
Gokula (गोकुल): defined in 9 categories.
Pati (पति): defined in 17 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Buddhism, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), 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: “kadā vṛndāraṇye mihiraduhituḥ saṅgamahite”
- kadā* -
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kada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- vṛndāraṇye -
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vṛndāraṇya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- mihira -
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mihira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- duhituḥ -
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duhitṛ (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- saṅgama -
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saṅgama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- hite -
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hita (noun, masculine)[locative single]hita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]hitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]hiti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√hi -> hita (participle, masculine)[locative single from √hi class 5 verb]√hi -> hita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √hi class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √hi class 5 verb], [locative single from √hi class 5 verb]√hi -> hitā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √hi class 5 verb], [vocative single from √hi class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √hi class 5 verb]
- Line 2: “muhurbhrāmaṃ bhrāmaṃ caritalaharīṃ gokulapateḥ”
- muhur -
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muhur (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]muhur (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bhrāmam -
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bhrāma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- bhrāmam -
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bhrāma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- carita -
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carita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]carita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- laharīm -
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laharī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- gokula -
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gokula (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pateḥ -
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pati (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]pati (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]√pat (verb class 1)[optative active second 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 8534 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.