Sanskrit quote nr. 1479 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनुभवत युवत्यो भाग्यवत्यो नितान्तं कुसुमवलयवेलासङ्गखेलासुखानि ।
मम तु मधुकराणां वाटपाटच्चराणां सपदि पतति धाटी पुष्पवाटीनिवेशे ॥anubhavata yuvatyo bhāgyavatyo nitāntaṃ kusumavalayavelāsaṅgakhelāsukhāni |
mama tu madhukarāṇāṃ vāṭapāṭaccarāṇāṃ sapadi patati dhāṭī puṣpavāṭīniveśe ||
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.
Anubhava (अनुभव): defined in 18 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Yuvati (yuvatī, युवती): defined in 11 categories.
Nitanta (nitānta, नितान्त): defined in 5 categories.
Kusuma (कुसुम): defined in 16 categories.
Valaya (वलय): defined in 18 categories.
Vela (वेल, velā, वेला): defined in 14 categories.
Asanga (asaṅga, असङ्ग): defined in 11 categories.
Khela (khelā, खेला): defined in 7 categories.
Kha (ख): defined in 17 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Madhukara (मधुकर): defined in 8 categories.
Vata (vāṭa, वाट): defined in 21 categories.
Pataccara (pāṭaccara, पाटच्चर): defined in 3 categories.
Sapadi (सपदि): defined in 4 categories.
Patat (पतत्): defined in 5 categories.
Dhati (dhāṭī, धाटी): defined in 6 categories.
Pushpavati (puspavati, puṣpavāṭī, पुष्पवाटी): defined in 7 categories.
Nivesha (nivesa, niveśa, निवेश): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Tamil, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “anubhavata yuvatyo bhāgyavatyo nitāntaṃ kusumavalayavelāsaṅgakhelāsukhāni”
- anubhava -
-
anubhava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ta -
-
ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound]
- yuvatyo* -
-
yuvatī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√yu -> yuvatī (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √yu class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 2 verb]
- bhāgyavatyo -
-
- nitāntam -
-
nitānta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nitānta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nitāntā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kusuma -
-
kusuma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kusuma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- valaya -
-
valaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]valaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√val (verb class 0)[imperative active second single]
- velā -
-
vela (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vela (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]velā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vel (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- asaṅga -
-
asaṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]asaṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- khelāsu -
-
khelā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- khāni -
-
khāni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kha (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “mama tu madhukarāṇāṃ vāṭapāṭaccarāṇāṃ sapadi patati dhāṭī puṣpavāṭīniveśe”
- mama -
-
asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- tu -
-
tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- madhukarāṇām -
-
madhukara (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- vāṭa -
-
vāṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vāṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pāṭaccarāṇām -
-
pāṭaccara (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- sapadi -
-
sapadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- patati -
-
patat (noun, masculine)[locative single]patat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√pat -> patat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √pat class 1 verb]√pat -> patat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √pat class 1 verb]√pat (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- dhāṭī -
-
dhāṭī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- puṣpavāṭī -
-
puṣpavāṭī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- niveśe -
-
niveśa (noun, masculine)[locative 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 1479 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.