Sanskrit quote nr. 1311 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनाघ्रातं पुष्पं किसलयमलूनं कररुहैर् अनाविद्धं रत्नं मधु नवमनास्वादितरसम् ।
अखण्डं पुण्यानां फलमिव च तद्रूपमनघं न जाने भोक्त्तारं कमिह समुपस्थास्यति विधिः ॥

anāghrātaṃ puṣpaṃ kisalayamalūnaṃ kararuhair anāviddhaṃ ratnaṃ madhu navamanāsvāditarasam |
akhaṇḍaṃ puṇyānāṃ phalamiva ca tadrūpamanaghaṃ na jāne bhokttāraṃ kamiha samupasthāsyati vidhiḥ ||

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.

Ana (anā, अना): defined in 12 categories.
Pushpa (puspa, puṣpa, पुष्प): defined in 16 categories.
Aluna (alūna, अलून): defined in 2 categories.
Kararuha (कररुह): defined in 2 categories.
Anaviddha (anāviddha, अनाविद्ध): defined in 1 categories.
Ratna (रत्न): defined in 19 categories.
Madhu (मधु): defined in 19 categories.
Navama (नवम): defined in 5 categories.
Na (nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Adita (ādita, आदित): defined in 3 categories.
Rasa (रस): defined in 29 categories.
Akhanda (akhaṇḍa, अखण्ड): defined in 7 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Tadrupa (tadrūpa, तद्रूप): defined in 2 categories.
Anagha (अनघ): defined in 9 categories.
Jana (jāna, जान): defined in 14 categories.
Jani (jāni, जानि): defined in 12 categories.
Bhoj (भोज्): defined in 3 categories.
Tta (त्त, ttā, त्ता): defined in 2 categories.
Aram (अरम्): defined in 5 categories.
Ara (अर): defined in 18 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Samupastha (samupasthā, समुपस्था): defined in 2 categories.
Vidhi (विधि): defined in 15 categories.

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

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: “anāghrātaṃ puṣpaṃ kisalayamalūnaṃ kararuhair anāviddhaṃ ratnaṃ madhu navamanāsvāditarasam”
anā -
anā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
aghrātam -
√ghrā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second dual]
puṣpam -
puṣpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

puṣpa (noun, neuter)

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

puṣpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kisalayam -
kisalaya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
alūnam -
alūna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

alūna (noun, neuter)

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

alūnā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kararuhair -
kararuha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
anāviddham -
anāviddha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anāviddha (noun, neuter)

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

anāviddhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ratnam -
ratna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ratna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
madhu -
madhu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

madhu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
navama -
navama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

navama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nāsvā -
nā (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
ādita -
√ad -> ādita (participle, masculine)

[compound from √ad]

√ad -> ādita (participle, neuter)

[compound from √ad]

√ad -> ādita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √ad]

√ad -> ādita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √ad]
rasam -
rasa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rasā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “akhaṇḍaṃ puṇyānāṃ phalamiva ca tadrūpamanaghaṃ na jāne bhokttāraṃ kamiha samupasthāsyati vidhiḥ”
akhaṇḍam -
akhaṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

akhaṇḍa (noun, neuter)

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

akhaṇḍā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√khaṇḍ (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
puṇyānām -
puṇya (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

puṇya (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

puṇyā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √puṇ class 10 verb]

√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √puṇ class 10 verb]

√puṇ -> puṇyā (participle, feminine)

[genitive plural from √puṇ class 10 verb]
phalam -
phala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

phala (noun, neuter)

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

phalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tadrūpam -
tadrūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tadrūpa (noun, neuter)

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

tadrūpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
anagham -
anagha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anagha (noun, neuter)

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

anaghā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jāne -
jāna (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jāna (noun, neuter)

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

jāni (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

jāni (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√jñā (verb class 9)

[present middle first single]
bhok -
bhoj (noun, masculine)

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

bhoj (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ttā -
tta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ttā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aram -
aram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ara (noun, neuter)

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

arā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kam -
ka (noun, neuter)

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

ka (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
samupasthā -
samupasthā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asyati -
√as (verb class 4)

[present active third single]
vidhiḥ -
vidhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

vidhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative 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 1311 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