Sanskrit quote nr. 9186 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कस्तूरीतिलकन्ति भालफलके देव्या मुखाम्भोरुहे ।
रोलम्बन्ति तमालबालमुकुलोत्तंसन्ति मौलिं प्रति ॥kastūrītilakanti bhālaphalake devyā mukhāmbhoruhe |
rolambanti tamālabālamukulottaṃsanti mauliṃ prati ||
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.
Tila (तिल): defined in 19 categories.
Kanti (कन्ति): defined in 16 categories.
Bhala (bhāla, भाल): defined in 9 categories.
Phalaka (फलक, phalakā, फलका): defined in 12 categories.
Devi (devī, देवी): defined in 18 categories.
Devya (देव्य, devyā, देव्या): defined in 1 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Ambhoruh (अम्भोरुह्): defined in 1 categories.
Ambhoruha (अम्भोरुह): defined in 3 categories.
Tamala (tamāla, तमाल): defined in 13 categories.
Bala (bāla, बाल): defined in 30 categories.
Uksh (uks, ukṣ, उक्ष्): defined in 1 categories.
Ula (उल): defined in 6 categories.
Utta (उत्त): defined in 6 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Mauli (मौलि): defined in 15 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 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), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Kavya (poetry), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “kastūrītilakanti bhālaphalake devyā mukhāmbhoruhe”
- kastūrī -
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kastūrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kastūri (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tila -
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tila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√til (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- kanti -
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kanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]kanti (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- bhāla -
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bhāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- phalake -
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phalaka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]phalakā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- devyā* -
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devī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]√dīv -> devya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √dīv], [vocative plural from √dīv]√dīv -> devyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √dīv], [vocative plural from √dīv], [accusative plural from √dīv]
- mukhā -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ambhoruhe -
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ambhoruh (noun, neuter)[dative single]ambhoruha (noun, masculine)[locative single]ambhoruha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- Line 2: “rolambanti tamālabālamukulottaṃsanti mauliṃ prati”
- Cannot analyse rolambanti*ta
- tamāla -
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tamāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tamāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bālam -
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bāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bāla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bālā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- uk -
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ukṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ukṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ulo -
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ula (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- uttaṃ -
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utta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]utta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uttā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ud -> utta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ud class 6 verb], [accusative single from √ud class 7 verb]√ud -> utta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ud class 6 verb], [accusative single from √ud class 6 verb], [nominative single from √ud class 7 verb], [accusative single from √ud class 7 verb]√und -> utta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √und class 6 verb], [accusative single from √und class 7 verb]√und -> utta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √und class 6 verb], [accusative single from √und class 6 verb], [nominative single from √und class 7 verb], [accusative single from √und class 7 verb]
- santi -
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santi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]sat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√as (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- maulim -
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mauli (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- prati -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]prati (Preverb)[Preverb]
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 9186 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.