Sanskrit quote nr. 8569 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कन्दर्पप्रतिभूनिवेशितवलीरेखावलीशोभिते ।
लीलोदञ्चितबाहुपाशयुगलापातैश्च भोः कामुकाः ॥kandarpapratibhūniveśitavalīrekhāvalīśobhite |
līlodañcitabāhupāśayugalāpātaiśca bhoḥ kāmukāḥ ||
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.
Vali (valī, वली): defined in 14 categories.
Rekha (रेख): defined in 15 categories.
Ali (अलि): defined in 16 categories.
Alin (अलिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Lila (līlā, लीला): defined in 15 categories.
Udancita (udañcita, उदञ्चित): defined in 2 categories.
Bahupasha (bahupasa, bāhupāśa, बाहुपाश): defined in 1 categories.
Yugala (युगल): defined in 7 categories.
Apata (āpāta, आपात): defined in 7 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Bha (bhā, भा): defined in 14 categories.
Bhu (भु): defined in 16 categories.
Kamuka (kāmuka, कामुक, kāmukā, कामुका): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Marathi, Kannada, Hinduism, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Shaiva philosophy, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “kandarpapratibhūniveśitavalīrekhāvalīśobhite”
- kandarpa -
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kandarpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pratibhū -
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pratibhū (noun, masculine)[compound]
- niveśita -
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niveśita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]niveśita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- valīr -
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valī (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- rekhāva -
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rekha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√rikh (verb class 1)[imperative active first dual]
- alī -
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ali (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]alin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śobhite -
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śobhita (noun, masculine)[locative single]śobhita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śobhitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√śubh -> śobhita (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śubh class 1 verb], [locative single from √śubh class 6 verb], [locative single from √śubh]√śubh -> śobhita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √śubh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śubh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śubh class 1 verb], [locative single from √śubh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √śubh class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √śubh class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √śubh class 6 verb], [locative single from √śubh class 6 verb], [nominative dual from √śubh], [vocative dual from √śubh], [accusative dual from √śubh], [locative single from √śubh]√śubh -> śobhitā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √śubh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śubh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śubh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śubh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √śubh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √śubh class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √śubh class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √śubh class 6 verb], [nominative dual from √śubh], [vocative single from √śubh], [vocative dual from √śubh], [accusative dual from √śubh]
- Line 2: “līlodañcitabāhupāśayugalāpātaiśca bhoḥ kāmukāḥ”
- līlo -
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līlā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- udañcita -
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udañcita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]udañcita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bāhupāśa -
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bāhupāśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yugalā -
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yugala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- āpātaiś -
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āpāta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhoḥ -
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bhā (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]bhu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]bhu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kāmukāḥ -
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kāmuka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kāmukā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 8569 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.