Sanskrit quote nr. 8567 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कन्दर्पदर्पकलिताङ्गमनोहराणां ।
प्रेम्णा स्वयं सुरतमन्दिरमागतानाम् ॥kandarpadarpakalitāṅgamanoharāṇāṃ |
premṇā svayaṃ suratamandiramāgatānām ||
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.
Kandarpa (कन्दर्प): defined in 7 categories.
Darpa (दर्प): defined in 9 categories.
Kalita (कलित, kalitā, कलिता): defined in 8 categories.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Ano (अनो): defined in 3 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Anas (अनस्): defined in 2 categories.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Hara (हर, harā, हरा): defined in 18 categories.
Premna (premṇā, प्रेम्णा): defined in 1 categories.
Svayam (स्वयम्): defined in 6 categories.
Surata (सुरत): defined in 8 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Rama (रम, ramā, रमा): defined in 25 categories.
Agata (अगत, agatā, अगता): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Marathi, Kannada, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Pali, India history, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Buddhism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “kandarpadarpakalitāṅgamanoharāṇāṃ”
- kandarpa -
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kandarpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- darpa -
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darpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kalitā -
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kalita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kalita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kalitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kal -> kalita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kal class 10 verb]√kal -> kalita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kal class 10 verb]√kal -> kalitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kal class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kal class 10 verb]√kal (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- aṅgam -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ano -
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ano (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]anu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]anu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- harāṇām -
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hara (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]hara (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]harā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “premṇā svayaṃ suratamandiramāgatānām”
- premṇā -
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premṇā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]preman (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]preman (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- suratam -
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surata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]surata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]suratā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sur (verb class 6)[imperative active second dual]
- andi -
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ad (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ramā -
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rama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ramā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√ram (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- agatānām -
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agata (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]agata (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]agatā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
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 8567 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.