Sanskrit quote nr. 1007 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्योन्मीलन्मलयपवनोद्धूतचूतांकुराग्र- ग्रासास्वादादधिकमधुरैरुच्चरद्भिर्निनादैः ।
क्वापि क्वापि स्मरहुतवहोद्दीपनायाध्वगानां होतुं प्राणानृचमिव पिकः सामिधेनीमधीते ॥

adyonmīlanmalayapavanoddhūtacūtāṃkurāgra- grāsāsvādādadhikamadhurairuccaradbhirninādaiḥ |
kvāpi kvāpi smarahutavahoddīpanāyādhvagānāṃ hotuṃ prāṇānṛcamiva pikaḥ sāmidhenīmadhīte ||

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.

Adya (अद्य, adyā, अद्या): defined in 11 categories.
Adyu (अद्यु): defined in 1 categories.
Milat (mīlat, मीलत्): defined in 1 categories.
Malaya (मलय): defined in 19 categories.
Pavana (पवन): defined in 19 categories.
Uddhuta (uddhūta, उद्धूत): defined in 2 categories.
Cuta (cūta, चूत): defined in 11 categories.
Ankura (aṅkura, अङ्कुर): defined in 14 categories.
Agra (अग्र): defined in 15 categories.
Grasa (grāsā, ग्रासा): defined in 11 categories.
Ada (āda, आद): defined in 9 categories.
Adhikam (अधिकम्): defined in 2 categories.
Adhika (अधिक): defined in 11 categories.
Adhura (अधुर): defined in 4 categories.
Ucca (उच्च): defined in 14 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Ninada (nināda, निनाद): defined in 4 categories.
Ku (कु, kū, कू): defined in 11 categories.
Kva (क्व): defined in 2 categories.
Api (āpi, आपि, āpī, आपी): defined in 4 categories.
Smara (स्मर): defined in 6 categories.
Hutavaha (हुतवह): defined in 2 categories.
Uddipana (uddīpana, उद्दीपन): defined in 7 categories.
Adhvaga (अध्वग, adhvagā, अध्वगा): defined in 3 categories.
Prana (prāṇa, प्राण): defined in 16 categories.
Rica (rca, ṛca, ऋच): defined in 4 categories.
Ric (rc, ṛc, ऋच्): defined in 2 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Pika (पिक): defined in 9 categories.
Samidheni (sāmidhenī, सामिधेनी): defined in 2 categories.
Adhita (adhīta, अधीत, adhītā, अधीता): defined in 5 categories.
Adhiti (adhīti, अधीति): defined in 2 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nepali, Buddhism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Buddhist philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Tamil, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments)

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: “adyonmīlanmalayapavanoddhūtacūtāṃkurāgra- grāsāsvādādadhikamadhurairuccaradbhirninādaiḥ”
adyo -
adya (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

adya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

adya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

adyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

adyu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

adyu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
ūn -
u (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
mīlan -
√mīl -> mīlat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √mīl class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mīl class 1 verb]

√mīl -> mīlat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √mīl class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mīl class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mīl class 1 verb]
malaya -
malaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√mal (verb class 10)

[imperative active second single]
pavano -
pavana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pavana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
uddhūta -
uddhūta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

uddhūta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cūtā -
cūta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
aṅkurā -
aṅkura (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
agra -
agra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

agra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
grāsāsvā -
grāsā (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
ādād -
āda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

āda (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
adhikam -
adhikam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

adhika (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

adhika (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

adhikā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
adhurair -
adhura (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

adhura (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
ucca -
ucca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ucca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ra -
ṛ (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
adbhir -
ap (noun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]

ad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

ad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
ninādaiḥ -
nināda (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “kvāpi kvāpi smarahutavahoddīpanāyādhvagānāṃ hotuṃ prāṇānṛcamiva pikaḥ sāmidhenīmadhīte”
kvā -
ku (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ku (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]

kū (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
āpi -
āpi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

āpi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

āpi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

āpī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

āpī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

āpī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kvā -
ku (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ku (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]

kū (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
āpi -
āpi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

āpi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

āpi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

āpī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

āpī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

āpī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

āpi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
smara -
smara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

smara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√smṛ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
hutavaho -
hutavaha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
uddīpanāyā -
uddīpana (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

uddīpana (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
adhvagānām -
adhvaga (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

adhvaga (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

adhvagā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
hotum -
√hu -> hotum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √hu]
prāṇān -
prāṇa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ṛcam -
ṛca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ṛc (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
pikaḥ -
pika (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sāmidhenīm -
sāmidhenī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
adhīte -
adhīta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adhīta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

adhītā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

adhīti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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This 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 1007 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.

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Last Updated: 24 April, 2019