Sanskrit quote nr. 9180 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कस्तूरीति किमङ्ग सांपरिमलद्रव्यं किमप्यामरं ।
पेया किं न हि कीदृशी मृगदृशां शृङ्गारलीलास्पदम् ॥kastūrīti kimaṅga sāṃparimaladravyaṃ kimapyāmaraṃ |
peyā kiṃ na hi kīdṛśī mṛgadṛśāṃ śṛṅgāralīlāspadam ||
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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.
Kasturi (kastūri, कस्तूरि, kastūrī, कस्तूरी): defined in 13 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Parimala (परिमल): defined in 9 categories.
Dravya (द्रव्य): defined in 18 categories.
Apya (apyā, अप्या): defined in 8 categories.
Aram (अरम्): defined in 5 categories.
Ara (अर): defined in 18 categories.
Peya (peyā, पेया): defined in 10 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Kidrish (kidrs, kīdṛś, कीदृश्): defined in 2 categories.
Mrigadrish (mrgadrs, mṛgadṛś, मृगदृश्): defined in 1 categories.
Shringara (srngara, śṛṅgāra, शृङ्गार): defined in 11 categories.
Lila (līlā, लीला): defined in 15 categories.
Aspada (āspada, आस्पद): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Prakrit, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Nepali, Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaiva philosophy
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: “kastūrīti kimaṅga sāṃparimaladravyaṃ kimapyāmaraṃ”
- kastūrī -
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kastūri (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kastūrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- aṅga -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√aṅg (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sām -
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so (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- parimala -
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parimala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dravyam -
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dravya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dravya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dravyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- apyām -
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apyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- aram -
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aram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]arā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “peyā kiṃ na hi kīdṛśī mṛgadṛśāṃ śṛṅgāralīlāspadam”
- peyā -
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peyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√pā -> peyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √pā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> peyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> peyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √pā class 3 verb]√pai -> peyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √pai class 1 verb]√pi -> peyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √pi class 6 verb]√pi -> peyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √pi class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 2 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 3 verb]√pī -> peyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √pī class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pī class 2 verb], [nominative single from √pī class 3 verb], [nominative single from √pī class 4 verb]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- kīdṛśī -
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kīdṛśī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kīdṛś (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- mṛgadṛśām -
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mṛgadṛś (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]mṛgadṛś (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- śṛṅgāra -
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śṛṅgāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śṛṅgāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- līlā -
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līlā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āspadam -
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āspada (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 9180 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.