Sanskrit quote nr. 9189 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कस्तूरी सितिमानमागतवती शौक्ल्यं गताः कुन्तला ।
नीलं चोलमभूत् सितं धवलिमा जातो मणीनां गणे ॥kastūrī sitimānamāgatavatī śauklyaṃ gatāḥ kuntalā |
nīlaṃ colamabhūt sitaṃ dhavalimā jāto maṇīnāṃ gaṇe ||
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.
Sitiman (सितिमन्): defined in 1 categories.
Agata (āgata, आगत): defined in 12 categories.
Vati (वति): defined in 12 categories.
Shauklya (sauklya, śauklya, शौक्ल्य): defined in 4 categories.
Gata (गत, gatā, गता): defined in 10 categories.
Kunta (कुन्त): defined in 13 categories.
La (lā, ला): defined in 10 categories.
Nila (nīla, नील): defined in 25 categories.
Cola (चोल): defined in 16 categories.
Sita (सित): defined in 23 categories.
Dhavaliman (धवलिमन्): defined in 1 categories.
Jatri (jatr, jātṛ, जातृ): defined in 1 categories.
Jata (jāta, जात): defined in 21 categories.
Mani (maṇi, मणि): defined in 25 categories.
Gana (gaṇa, गण, gaṇā, गणा): defined in 21 categories.
Gani (gaṇi, गणि): defined in 6 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, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “kastūrī sitimānamāgatavatī śauklyaṃ gatāḥ kuntalā”
- kastūrī -
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kastūrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kastūri (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- sitimānam -
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sitiman (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- āgata -
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āgata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āgata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ag (verb class 1)[imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
- vatī -
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vati (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- śauklyam -
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śauklya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- gatāḥ -
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gata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kunta -
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kunta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- lā -
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lā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “nīlaṃ colamabhūt sitaṃ dhavalimā jāto maṇīnāṃ gaṇe”
- nīlam -
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nīla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nīla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nīlā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- colam -
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cola (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cola (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- abhūt -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[aorist active third single]
- sitam -
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sita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sā -> sita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sā class 4 verb]√sā -> sita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sā class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sā class 4 verb]√si -> sita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √si class 5 verb], [accusative single from √si class 9 verb]√si -> sita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √si class 5 verb], [accusative single from √si class 5 verb], [nominative single from √si class 9 verb], [accusative single from √si class 9 verb]
- dhavalimā -
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dhavaliman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jāto* -
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jātṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]jāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]
- maṇīnām -
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maṇi (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- gaṇe -
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gaṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]gaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]gaṇi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]gaṇi (noun, masculine)[vocative 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 9189 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.