Sanskrit quote nr. 8658 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कमलवदना पीनोत्तुङ्गं घटाकृति विभ्रती ।
स्तनयुगमियं तन्वी श्यामा विशालदृगञ्चला ॥kamalavadanā pīnottuṅgaṃ ghaṭākṛti vibhratī |
stanayugamiyaṃ tanvī śyāmā viśāladṛgañcalā ||
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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.
Kamalavadana (kamalavadanā, कमलवदना): defined in 1 categories.
Pina (pīna, पीन, pīnā, पीना): defined in 12 categories.
Uttunga (uttuṅga, उत्तुङ्ग): defined in 3 categories.
Ghata (ghaṭa, घट, ghaṭā, घटा): defined in 23 categories.
Akritin (akrtin, akṛtin, अकृतिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Stana (स्तन): defined in 9 categories.
Yuga (युग): defined in 15 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Tanvi (tanvī, तन्वी): defined in 7 categories.
Shyama (syama, śyāma, श्याम, śyāmā, श्यामा): defined in 18 categories.
Vishala (visala, viśāla, विशाल): defined in 22 categories.
Drish (drs, dṛś, दृश्): defined in 4 categories.
La (lā, ला): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil
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: “kamalavadanā pīnottuṅgaṃ ghaṭākṛti vibhratī”
- kamalavadanā -
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kamalavadanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pīno -
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pīna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pīna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pīnā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√pi -> pīna (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √pi class 6 verb]√pi -> pīna (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √pi class 6 verb]√pi -> pīnā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √pi class 6 verb]
- uttuṅgam -
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uttuṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uttuṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uttuṅgā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ghaṭā -
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ghaṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ghaṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ghaṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akṛti -
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akṛtin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]akṛtin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse vibhratī
- Line 2: “stanayugamiyaṃ tanvī śyāmā viśāladṛgañcalā”
- stana -
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stana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√stan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- yugam -
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yuga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tanvī -
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tanvī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]tanvin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śyāmā* -
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śyāma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śyāmā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- viśāla -
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viśāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viśāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dṛg -
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dṛś (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]dṛś (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- añca -
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√añc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- lā -
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lā (noun, feminine)[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 8658 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.