Sanskrit quote nr. 9185 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कस्तूरीतिलकं ललाटरचितं नासामणिं निस्तलं ।
वक्त्रं कुञ्चितकेशपाशमनिशं दृष्टिं निसृष्टां पुरः ॥kastūrītilakaṃ lalāṭaracitaṃ nāsāmaṇiṃ nistalaṃ |
vaktraṃ kuñcitakeśapāśamaniśaṃ dṛṣṭiṃ nisṛṣṭāṃ puraḥ ||
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.
Kasturi (kastūri, कस्तूरि, kastūrī, कस्तूरी): defined in 13 categories.
Tilaka (तिलक): defined in 17 categories.
Lalata (lalāṭa, ललाट): defined in 15 categories.
Racita (रचित): defined in 12 categories.
Nasa (nāsā, नासा): defined in 19 categories.
Ani (aṇi, अणि): defined in 12 categories.
Nistala (निस्तल): defined in 2 categories.
Vaktra (वक्त्र): defined in 13 categories.
Kuncita (kuñcita, कुञ्चित): defined in 8 categories.
Keshapasha (kesapasa, keśapāśa, केशपाश): defined in 3 categories.
Anisham (anisam, aniśam, अनिशम्): defined in 2 categories.
Anisha (anisa, aniśa, अनिश): defined in 8 categories.
Drishti (drsti, dṛṣṭi, दृष्टि): defined in 19 categories.
Nisrishta (nisrsta, nisṛṣṭā, निसृष्टा): defined in 2 categories.
Purah (puraḥ, पुरः): defined in 3 categories.
Pur (पुर्): defined in 5 categories.
Pura (पुर): defined in 18 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), Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Buddhism, Hinduism, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “kastūrītilakaṃ lalāṭaracitaṃ nāsāmaṇiṃ nistalaṃ”
- kastūrī -
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kastūrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kastūri (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tilakam -
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tilaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tilakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- lalāṭa -
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lalāṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√laṭ (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- racitam -
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racita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]racita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]racitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√rac -> racita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rac class 10 verb]√rac -> racita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rac class 10 verb], [accusative single from √rac class 10 verb]
- nāsām -
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nāsā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- aṇim -
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aṇi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- nistalam -
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nistala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nistala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nistalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “vaktraṃ kuñcitakeśapāśamaniśaṃ dṛṣṭiṃ nisṛṣṭāṃ puraḥ”
- vaktram -
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vaktra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vaktra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kuñcita -
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kuñcita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kuñcita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kuc -> kuñcita (participle, masculine)[compound from √kuc]√kuc -> kuñcita (participle, neuter)[compound from √kuc]√kuc -> kuñcita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kuc class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kuc class 6 verb], [vocative single from √kuc]√kuc -> kuñcita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kuc class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kuc class 6 verb], [vocative single from √kuc]√kuñc -> kuñcita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kuñc class 1 verb]√kuñc -> kuñcita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kuñc class 1 verb]
- keśapāśam -
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keśapāśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- aniśam -
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aniśam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]aniśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aniśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aniśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dṛṣṭim -
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dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- nisṛṣṭām -
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nisṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- puraḥ -
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puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]puraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pur (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]pura (noun, masculine)[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 9185 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.