Sanskrit quote nr. 2806 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अये मधुप मा कृथा बत वृथा मनोदीनतां ।
तुषारसमये लताशतनिषेवणव्याकुलः ॥aye madhupa mā kṛthā bata vṛthā manodīnatāṃ |
tuṣārasamaye latāśataniṣevaṇavyākulaḥ ||
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.
Aye (अये): defined in 3 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Madhupa (मधुप): defined in 4 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Bata (बत): defined in 5 categories.
Vritha (vrtha, vṛthā, वृथा): defined in 12 categories.
Mana (मन): defined in 24 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Manu (मनु): defined in 19 categories.
Dinata (dīnatā, दीनता): defined in 4 categories.
Tushara (tusara, tuṣāra, तुषार): defined in 14 categories.
Samaye (समये): defined in 1 categories.
Samaya (समय): defined in 18 categories.
Lata (latā, लता): defined in 19 categories.
Vyakula (vyākula, व्याकुल): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Jain philosophy, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “aye madhupa mā kṛthā bata vṛthā manodīnatāṃ”
- aye -
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aye (indeclinable)[indeclinable]aya (noun, masculine)[locative single]i (noun, masculine)[dative single]e (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- madhupa -
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madhupa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]madhupa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mā -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- kṛthā* -
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√kṛ (verb class 1)[injunctive middle second single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[injunctive middle second single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[injunctive middle second single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[injunctive middle second single]
- bata -
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bata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vṛthā -
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vṛthā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mano -
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manas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]manu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]manu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- dīnatām -
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dīnatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “tuṣārasamaye latāśataniṣevaṇavyākulaḥ”
- tuṣāra -
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tuṣāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tuṣāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- samaye -
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samaye (indeclinable)[indeclinable]samaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]√sam (verb class 10)[present middle first single]
- latā -
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latā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aśata -
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aśata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- niṣevaṇa -
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niṣevaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vyākulaḥ -
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vyākula (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 2806 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.