Sanskrit quote nr. 90 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अकूर्चारम्भोऽपि प्रतिचुबुकदेशं करतलं प्रतिज्ञायां कुर्वन् युवतिषु दृशं स्निग्धतरलां ।
कुमारोऽहं कारात् परिषदि समानानगणयन् भुजौ वक्षः पश्यन्नववयसि कान्तिं वितनुते ॥akūrcārambho'pi praticubukadeśaṃ karatalaṃ pratijñāyāṃ kurvan yuvatiṣu dṛśaṃ snigdhataralāṃ |
kumāro'haṃ kārāt pariṣadi samānānagaṇayan bhujau vakṣaḥ paśyannavavayasi kāntiṃ vitanute ||
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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.
Akurca (akūrca, अकूर्च): defined in 1 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
Cubuka (चुबुक): defined in 4 categories.
Desha (desa, deśa, देश): defined in 18 categories.
Karatala (करतल): defined in 10 categories.
Pratijna (pratijñā, प्रतिज्ञा): defined in 10 categories.
Kurvat (कुर्वत्): defined in 4 categories.
Yuvati (युवति): defined in 11 categories.
Drisham (drsam, dṛśam, दृशम्): defined in 1 categories.
Drisha (drsa, dṛśa, दृश): defined in 3 categories.
Drish (drs, dṛś, दृश्): defined in 4 categories.
Snigdha (स्निग्ध): defined in 14 categories.
Tarala (taralā, तरला): defined in 10 categories.
Kumara (kumāra, कुमार): defined in 24 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Kara (kāra, कार): defined in 21 categories.
Parishad (parisad, pariṣad, परिषद्): defined in 7 categories.
Samana (samāna, समान): defined in 18 categories.
Bhuj (भुज्): defined in 6 categories.
Bhuja (भुज): defined in 10 categories.
Bhuji (भुजि): defined in 1 categories.
Vakshas (vaksas, vakṣas, वक्षस्): defined in 6 categories.
Pashyat (pasyat, paśyat, पश्यत्): defined in 3 categories.
Ava (अव): defined in 7 categories.
Vayas (वयस्): defined in 5 categories.
Kanti (kānti, कान्ति): defined in 16 categories.
Vitanu (वितनु): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Vastushastra (architecture), India history, Kannada, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jain philosophy, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Buddhism, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “akūrcārambho'pi praticubukadeśaṃ karatalaṃ pratijñāyāṃ kurvan yuvatiṣu dṛśaṃ snigdhataralāṃ”
- akūrcā -
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akūrca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- arambho' -
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√rambh (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- prati -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- cubuka -
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cubuka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- deśam -
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deśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- karatalam -
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karatala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]karatalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pratijñāyām -
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pratijñā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- kurvan -
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kurvat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- yuvatiṣu -
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yuvati (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- dṛśam -
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dṛśam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dṛśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dṛśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]dṛś (noun, feminine)[accusative single]dṛś (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- snigdha -
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snigdha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]snigdha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√snih -> snigdha (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative single from √snih class 4 verb]√snih -> snigdha (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative single from √snih class 4 verb]
- taralām -
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taralā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “kumāro'haṃ kārāt pariṣadi samānānagaṇayan bhujau vakṣaḥ paśyannavavayasi kāntiṃ vitanute”
- kumāro' -
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kumāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- kārāt -
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kāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]kāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- pariṣadi -
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pariṣad (noun, feminine)[locative single]pariṣad (noun, masculine)[locative single]pariṣad (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- samānān -
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samāna (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- agaṇayan -
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√gaṇ (verb class 10)[imperfect active third plural]
- bhujau -
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bhuj (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhuj (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhuja (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhuji (noun, feminine)[locative single]bhuji (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vakṣaḥ -
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vakṣas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vakṣas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- paśyann -
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paśyat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- ava -
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ava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[compound]√av (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√u (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]ava (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vayasi -
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vayas (noun, neuter)[locative single]√vay (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- kāntim -
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kānti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vitanu -
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vitanu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vitanu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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]
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 90 and can be found on page . (read on archive.org)
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