Sanskrit quote nr. 3091 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अलंक्रियन्ते शिखिनः केकया मदरक्तया ।
वाचा विपश्चितोऽत्यर्थं माधुर्यगुणयुक्तया ॥alaṃkriyante śikhinaḥ kekayā madaraktayā |
vācā vipaścito'tyarthaṃ mādhuryaguṇayuktayā ||
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.
Alam (अलम्): defined in 9 categories.
Shikhina (sikhina, śikhina, शिखिन): defined in 1 categories.
Kekaya (केकय): defined in 11 categories.
Mada (मद): defined in 20 categories.
Rakta (raktā, रक्ता): defined in 19 categories.
Vaca (vācā, वाचा, vāca, वाच): defined in 16 categories.
Vipashcit (vipascit, vipaścit, विपश्चित्): defined in 3 categories.
Vipashcita (vipascita, vipaścita, विपश्चित): defined in 2 categories.
Atyartham (अत्यर्थम्): defined in 1 categories.
Atyartha (अत्यर्थ): defined in 5 categories.
Madhurya (mādhurya, माधुर्य): defined in 11 categories.
Gunayukta (guṇayuktā, गुणयुक्ता): defined in 1 categories.
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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: “alaṃkriyante śikhinaḥ kekayā madaraktayā”
- alaṅ -
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alam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kriyante -
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√kṛ (verb class 1)[present passive third plural]√kṛ (verb class 2)[present passive third plural]√kṛ (verb class 5)[present passive third plural]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present passive third plural]√kṛ (verb class 3)[present passive third plural]√kṛ (verb class 6)[present middle third plural], [present passive third plural]
- śikhinaḥ -
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śikhin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]śikhin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]śikhina (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kekayā* -
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kekaya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- mada -
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mada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√mad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- raktayā -
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raktā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]√rag -> raktā (participle, feminine)[instrumental single from √rag class 1 verb]√raj -> raktā (participle, feminine)[instrumental single from √raj class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √raj class 4 verb]√rañj -> raktā (participle, feminine)[instrumental single from √rañj class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √rañj class 4 verb]
- Line 2: “vācā vipaścito'tyarthaṃ mādhuryaguṇayuktayā”
- vācā* -
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vācā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]vāca (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- vipaścito' -
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vipaścit (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vipaścit (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]vipaścita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- atyartham -
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atyartham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atyartha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]atyartha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]atyarthā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mādhurya -
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mādhurya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mādhurya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- guṇayuktayā -
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guṇayuktā (noun, feminine)[instrumental 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 3091 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.