Sanskrit quote nr. 1482 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनुभूतचरेषु दीर्घिकाणाम् उपकण्थेषु गतागतैकतानाः ।
मधुपाः कथयन्ति पद्मिनीनां सलिलैरन्तरितानि कोरकाणि ॥anubhūtacareṣu dīrghikāṇām upakaṇtheṣu gatāgataikatānāḥ |
madhupāḥ kathayanti padminīnāṃ salilairantaritāni korakāṇi ||
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.
Anubhuta (anubhūta, अनुभूत): defined in 7 categories.
Cara (चर): defined in 18 categories.
Dirghika (dīrghikā, दीर्घिका): defined in 3 categories.
Gatagata (gatāgata, गतागत, gatāgatā, गतागता): defined in 9 categories.
Ekatana (ekatāna, एकतान, ekatānā, एकताना): defined in 3 categories.
Madhupa (मधुप, madhupā, मधुपा): defined in 4 categories.
Padmini (padminī, पद्मिनी): defined in 12 categories.
Salila (सलिल): defined in 12 categories.
Antarita (अन्तरित): defined in 8 categories.
Koraka (कोरक): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Shilpashastra (iconography)
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: “anubhūtacareṣu dīrghikāṇām upakaṇtheṣu gatāgataikatānāḥ”
- anubhūta -
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anubhūta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anubhūta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- careṣu -
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cara (noun, masculine)[locative plural]cara (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- dīrghikāṇām -
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dīrghikā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- Cannot analyse upakaṇtheṣu*ga
- gatāgatai -
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gatāgata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gatāgata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]gatāgatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ekatānāḥ -
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ekatāna (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ekatānā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “madhupāḥ kathayanti padminīnāṃ salilairantaritāni korakāṇi”
- madhupāḥ -
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madhupa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]madhupā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]madhupā (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kathayanti -
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√kath -> kathayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kath class 10 verb]√kath -> kathayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √kath class 10 verb]√kath (verb class 10)[present active third plural]
- padminīnām -
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padminī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- salilair -
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salila (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]salila (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- antaritāni -
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antarita (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- korakāṇi -
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koraka (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 1482 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.