Sanskrit quote nr. 8585 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कन्यां भुङ्क्ते रजःकालेऽग्निः शशी लोमदर्शने ।
स्तनोद्भवेषु गन्धर्वास् तत् प्रागेव प्रदीयते ॥kanyāṃ bhuṅkte rajaḥkāle'gniḥ śaśī lomadarśane |
stanodbhaveṣu gandharvās tat prāgeva pradīyate ||
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.
Kani (kanī, कनी): defined in 6 categories.
Kanya (kanyā, कन्या): defined in 15 categories.
Raja (रज): defined in 16 categories.
Rajas (रजस्): defined in 14 categories.
Kale (kāle, काले): defined in 3 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल, kālā, काला): defined in 32 categories.
Agni (अग्नि): defined in 24 categories.
Shashi (sasi, śaśī, शशी): defined in 15 categories.
Loma (लोम): defined in 10 categories.
Loman (लोमन्): defined in 1 categories.
Darshana (darsana, darśana, दर्शन): defined in 18 categories.
Stana (स्तन): defined in 9 categories.
Udbhava (उद्भव): defined in 13 categories.
Gandharva (गन्धर्व, gandharvā, गन्धर्वा): defined in 19 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 6 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Prak (prāk, प्राक्): defined in 7 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Pradi (प्रदि): defined in 2 categories.
Iyat (इयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Iyata (iyatā, इयता): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Buddhism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
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: “kanyāṃ bhuṅkte rajaḥkāle'gniḥ śaśī lomadarśane”
- kanyām -
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kanī (noun, feminine)[locative single]kanyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- bhuṅkte -
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√bhuj (verb class 7)[present middle third single]
- rajaḥ -
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rajas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rajas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]raja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāle' -
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kāle (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]kāla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kālā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- agniḥ -
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agni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śaśī -
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śaśī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]śaśin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- loma -
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loma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]loma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]loman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- darśane -
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darśana (noun, masculine)[locative single]darśana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- Line 2: “stanodbhaveṣu gandharvās tat prāgeva pradīyate”
- stano -
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stana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√stan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- udbhaveṣu -
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udbhava (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- gandharvās -
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gandharva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gandharvā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- prāg -
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prāk (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pradī -
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pradi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iyate -
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iyat (noun, masculine)[dative single]iyat (noun, neuter)[dative single]iyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√i (verb class 2)[present middle third 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 8585 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.