Sanskrit quote nr. 8550 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कनकनिकषभासा सीतयालिङ्गिताङ्गो ।
नवकुवलयदामश्यामवर्णाभिरामः ॥kanakanikaṣabhāsā sītayāliṅgitāṅgo |
navakuvalayadāmaśyāmavarṇābhirāmaḥ ||
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.
Kanaka (कनक): defined in 20 categories.
Sita (sītā, सीता): defined in 23 categories.
Alingita (āliṅgita, आलिङ्गित, āliṅgitā, आलिङ्गिता): defined in 7 categories.
Angu (aṅgu, अङ्गु): defined in 2 categories.
Nava (नव): defined in 16 categories.
Kuvalaya (कुवलय): defined in 8 categories.
Dama (dāma, दाम): defined in 14 categories.
Daman (dāman, दामन्): defined in 6 categories.
Shyamavarna (syamavarna, śyāmavarṇā, श्यामवर्णा): defined in 5 categories.
Ama (āma, आम): defined in 12 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, Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “kanakanikaṣabhāsā sītayāliṅgitāṅgo”
- kanaka -
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kanaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kanaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nikaṣa -
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nikaṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nikaṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāsā -
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bhās (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- sītayā -
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sītā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]√sai -> sītā (participle, feminine)[instrumental single from √sai class 1 verb]
- āliṅgitā -
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āliṅgita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āliṅgita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]āliṅgitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṅgo -
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aṅgu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “navakuvalayadāmaśyāmavarṇābhirāmaḥ”
- nava -
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nava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√nu (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kuvalaya -
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kuvalaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kuvalaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dāma -
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dāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dāman (noun, masculine)[compound]dāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√dā (verb class 2)[imperative active first plural]
- śyāmavarṇābhir -
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śyāmavarṇā (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- āmaḥ -
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āma (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 8550 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.