Sanskrit quote nr. 8544 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

कनककमलकान्तैराननैः पाण्डुगण्डैर् ।
उपरिनिहितहारैश्चन्दनार्द्रैः स्तनान्तैः ॥

kanakakamalakāntairānanaiḥ pāṇḍugaṇḍair |
uparinihitahāraiścandanārdraiḥ stanāntaiḥ ||

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.

Kanaka (कनक): defined in 20 categories.
Kamalaka (कमलक): defined in 1 categories.
Anta (अन्त): defined in 16 categories.
Anana (ānana, आनन): defined in 14 categories.
Uparinihita (उपरिनिहित): defined in 1 categories.
Hara (hāra, हार): defined in 18 categories.
Candana (चन्दन, candanā, चन्दना): defined in 23 categories.
Ardra (ārdra, आर्द्र): defined in 17 categories.
Stana (स्तन): defined in 9 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.

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

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: “kanakakamalakāntairānanaiḥ pāṇḍugaṇḍair
  • kanaka -
  • kanaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kanaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kamalakā -
  • kamalaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • antair -
  • anta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    anta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ānanaiḥ -
  • ānana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Cannot analyse pāṇḍugaṇḍair
  • Line 2: “uparinihitahāraiścandanārdraiḥ stanāntaiḥ
  • uparinihita -
  • uparinihita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uparinihita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hāraiś -
  • hāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    hāra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • candanā -
  • candana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    candana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    candanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārdraiḥ -
  • ārdra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ārdra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • stanān -
  • stana (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • taiḥ -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]

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 8544 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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