Sanskrit quote nr. 1534 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनेकजीवघातोत्थं म्लेच्छोच्छिष्टं मलाविलम् ।
मलाक्तपात्रनिक्षिप्तं किं शौचं लिहतो मधु ॥anekajīvaghātotthaṃ mlecchocchiṣṭaṃ malāvilam |
malāktapātranikṣiptaṃ kiṃ śaucaṃ lihato madhu ||
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.
Aneka (अनेक): defined in 11 categories.
Jiva (jīva, जीव): defined in 19 categories.
Ghata (ghāta, घात, ghātā, घाता): defined in 23 categories.
Uttha (उत्थ): defined in 9 categories.
Mleccha (म्लेच्छ): defined in 13 categories.
Ucchishta (ucchista, ucchiṣṭa, उच्छिष्ट): defined in 10 categories.
Mala (मल, malā, मला): defined in 29 categories.
Mali (मलि): defined in 9 categories.
Akta (अक्त): defined in 6 categories.
Patra (pātra, पात्र): defined in 20 categories.
Nikshipta (niksipta, nikṣipta, निक्षिप्त): defined in 6 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Shauca (sauca, śauca, शौच): defined in 12 categories.
Madhu (मधु): defined in 19 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shaiva philosophy, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Buddhism
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: “anekajīvaghātotthaṃ mlecchocchiṣṭaṃ malāvilam”
- aneka -
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aneka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]aneka (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- jīva -
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jīva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jīva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√jīv (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ghāto -
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ghāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ghāta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ghātā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uttham -
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uttha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uttha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]utthā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mleccho -
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mleccha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mleccha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√mlecch (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ucchiṣṭam -
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ucchiṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ucchiṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ucchiṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- malāvi -
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mala (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mali (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- ilam -
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ilā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “malāktapātranikṣiptaṃ kiṃ śaucaṃ lihato madhu”
- malā -
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mala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]malā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- akta -
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akta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pātra -
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pātra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pātra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nikṣiptam -
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nikṣipta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nikṣipta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nikṣiptā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- śaucam -
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śauca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śauca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- lihato* -
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√lih -> lihat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √lih class 2 verb], [ablative single from √lih class 2 verb], [genitive single from √lih class 2 verb]√lih -> lihat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √lih class 2 verb], [genitive single from √lih class 2 verb]
- madhu -
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madhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]madhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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 1534 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.