Sanskrit quote nr. 8637 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कपोलेऽम्भोजाक्ष्याः प्रियदशनचिह्नं प्रियदृशोः ।
सरोजाक्षी वक्त्रच्युतभुजगवल्लीरसलवम् ॥kapole'mbhojākṣyāḥ priyadaśanacihnaṃ priyadṛśoḥ |
sarojākṣī vaktracyutabhujagavallīrasalavam ||
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.
Kapola (कपोल): defined in 9 categories.
Ambhoja (अम्भोज): defined in 6 categories.
Akshan (aksan, akṣan, अक्षन्): defined in 2 categories.
Akshi (aksi, akṣi, अक्षि): defined in 12 categories.
Priyada (प्रियद): defined in 1 categories.
Sha (sa, śa, श): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Cihna (चिह्न): defined in 11 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 categories.
Drish (drs, dṛś, दृश्): defined in 4 categories.
Saroja (सरोज, sarojā, सरोजा): defined in 7 categories.
Vaktri (vaktr, vaktṛ, वक्तृ): defined in 3 categories.
Vaktra (वक्त्र): defined in 13 categories.
Acyuta (अच्युत): defined in 12 categories.
Bhujaga (भुजग): defined in 10 categories.
Valli (वल्लि, vallī, वल्ली): defined in 18 categories.
Rasa (रस): defined in 29 categories.
Lavam (लवम्): defined in 4 categories.
Lava (लव): defined in 16 categories.
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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: “kapole'mbhojākṣyāḥ priyadaśanacihnaṃ priyadṛśoḥ”
- kapole' -
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kapola (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ambhojā -
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ambhoja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ambhoja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- akṣyā -
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akṣan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative single], [accusative dual]akṣi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- āḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]o (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- priyada -
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priyada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]priyada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śa -
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śa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cihnam -
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cihna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- priya -
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priya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]priya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dṛśoḥ -
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dṛś (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]dṛś (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- Line 2: “sarojākṣī vaktracyutabhujagavallīrasalavam”
- sarojā -
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saroja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saroja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sarojā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akṣī -
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akṣan (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vaktra -
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vaktṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vaktṛ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vaktra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vaktra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- acyuta -
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acyuta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]acyuta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhujaga -
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bhujaga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhujaga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vallīr -
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valli (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [accusative plural]vallī (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- rasa -
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rasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√ras (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- lavam -
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lavam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]lava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 8637 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.