Sanskrit quote nr. 1054 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधरस्य मधुरिमाणं कुचकाठिन्यं दृशोस्तथा तैक्ष्ण्यम् ।
कवितायाः परिपाकान् अनुभवरसिको विजानाति ॥adharasya madhurimāṇaṃ kucakāṭhinyaṃ dṛśostathā taikṣṇyam |
kavitāyāḥ paripākān anubhavarasiko vijānāti ||
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.
Adhara (अधर): defined in 17 categories.
Madhuriman (मधुरिमन्): defined in 1 categories.
Kuca (कुच): defined in 10 categories.
Kathinya (kāṭhinya, काठिन्य): defined in 6 categories.
Drish (drs, dṛś, दृश्): defined in 4 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Taikshnya (taiksnya, taikṣṇya, तैक्ष्ण्य): defined in 3 categories.
Kavita (kavitā, कविता): defined in 9 categories.
Paripaka (paripāka, परिपाक): defined in 9 categories.
Anubhava (अनुभव): defined in 18 categories.
Rasika (रसिक): defined in 10 categories.
Vijana (vijāna, विजान): defined in 8 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jainism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), 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: “adharasya madhurimāṇaṃ kucakāṭhinyaṃ dṛśostathā taikṣṇyam”
- adharasya -
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adhara (noun, masculine)[genitive single]adhara (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- madhurimāṇam -
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madhuriman (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- kuca -
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kuca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kuc (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- kāṭhinyam -
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kāṭhinya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dṛśos -
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dṛś (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]dṛś (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- taikṣṇyam -
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taikṣṇya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “kavitāyāḥ paripākān anubhavarasiko vijānāti”
- kavitāyāḥ -
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kavitā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]√kav -> kavitā (participle, feminine)[ablative single from √kav class 10 verb], [genitive single from √kav class 10 verb]
- paripākān -
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paripāka (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- anubhava -
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anubhava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- rasiko* -
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rasika (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vijānā -
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vijāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ati (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 1054 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.