Sanskrit quote nr. 8607 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कपाटमुद्धाटय लोललोचने ।
कन्दर्पशत्रुर्मम पृष्ठलग्नः ॥kapāṭamuddhāṭaya lolalocane |
kandarpaśatrurmama pṛṣṭhalagnaḥ ||
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.
Kapata (kapāṭa, कपाट): defined in 10 categories.
Mud (मुद्): defined in 5 categories.
Ha (ह, hā, हा): defined in 8 categories.
Han (हन्): defined in 5 categories.
Lolalocana (लोललोचन, lolalocanā, लोललोचना): defined in 1 categories.
Kandarpa (कन्दर्प): defined in 7 categories.
Shatru (satru, śatru, शत्रु): defined in 11 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Prishthalagna (prsthalagna, pṛṣṭhalagna, पृष्ठलग्न): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Pali, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “kapāṭamuddhāṭaya lolalocane”
- kapāṭa -
-
kapāṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- muddh -
-
mud (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- hā -
-
ha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]han (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]hā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]han (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√hā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- aṭa -
-
√aṭ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ya -
-
- lolalocane -
-
lolalocana (noun, masculine)[locative single]lolalocana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]lolalocanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “kandarpaśatrurmama pṛṣṭhalagnaḥ”
- kandarpa -
-
kandarpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śatrur -
-
śatru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mama -
-
asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- pṛṣṭhalagnaḥ -
-
pṛṣṭhalagna (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 8607 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.