Sanskrit quote nr. 8650 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कमलभूतनया वदनाम्बुजे ।
वसतु ते कमला करपल्लवे ॥kamalabhūtanayā vadanāmbuje |
vasatu te kamalā karapallave ||
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.
Tanaya (तनय, tanayā, तनया): defined in 8 categories.
Vadana (वदन): defined in 13 categories.
Ambuja (अम्बुज, ambujā, अम्बुजा): defined in 8 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Kamala (kamalā, कमला): defined in 22 categories.
Karapallava (करपल्लव): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “kamalabhūtanayā vadanāmbuje”
- kamalabhū -
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kamalabhū (noun, masculine)[compound]
- tanayā* -
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tanaya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tanayā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vadanā -
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vadana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ambuje -
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ambuja (noun, masculine)[locative single]ambuja (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ambujā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “vasatu te kamalā karapallave”
- vasatu -
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√vas (verb class 1)[imperative active third single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- kamalā -
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kamalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- karapallave -
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karapallava (noun, masculine)[locative 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 8650 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.