Sanskrit quote nr. 8575 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कन्दर्पे नलकूवरे कुमुदिनीकान्तेऽप्यवज्ञावतां ।
त्वत्सौन्दर्यकथासु तासु मरुतां वृत्तासु कौतूहलात् ॥kandarpe nalakūvare kumudinīkānte'pyavajñāvatāṃ |
tvatsaundaryakathāsu tāsu marutāṃ vṛttāsu kautūhalāt ||
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, kandarpā, कन्दर्पा): defined in 7 categories.
Nala (नल): defined in 21 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Vara (वर, varā, वरा): defined in 23 categories.
Kumudini (kumudinī, कुमुदिनी): defined in 7 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त, kāntā, कान्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Kanti (kānti, कान्ति): defined in 16 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Avajna (avajñā, अवज्ञा): defined in 7 categories.
Avat (अवत्): defined in 2 categories.
Avata (avatā, अवता): defined in 6 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Saundarya (सौन्दर्य): defined in 7 categories.
Katha (kathā, कथा): defined in 12 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Marut (मरुत्): defined in 11 categories.
Vritta (vrtta, vṛttā, वृत्ता): defined in 17 categories.
Kautuhala (kautūhala, कौतूहल): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Marathi, Kannada, Hinduism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), 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: “kandarpe nalakūvare kumudinīkānte'pyavajñāvatāṃ”
- kandarpe -
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kandarpa (noun, masculine)[locative single]kandarpā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- nala -
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nala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√nal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kū -
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kū (noun, feminine)[compound]ku (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vare -
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vara (noun, masculine)[locative single]vara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]varā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kumudinī -
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kumudinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- kānte' -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[locative single]kānta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kānti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [locative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kam class 1 verb]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- avajñā -
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avajñā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- avatām -
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avat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]avat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]avatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√u -> avat (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √u class 1 verb]√u -> avat (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √u class 1 verb]√av (verb class 1)[imperative active third dual]√u (verb class 1)[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
- Line 2: “tvatsaundaryakathāsu tāsu marutāṃ vṛttāsu kautūhalāt”
- tvat -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[ablative single]
- saundarya -
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saundarya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kathāsu -
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kathā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- tāsu -
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tā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- marutām -
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marut (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]marut (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- vṛttāsu -
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vṛttā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]√vṛt -> vṛttā (participle, feminine)[locative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb]
- kautūhalāt -
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kautūhala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative 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 8575 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.