Sanskrit quote nr. 3559 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अश्वशालां समासाद्य यदान्तर्मधुमक्षिकाः ।
मधुजालं प्रबध्नन्ति म्रियन्तेऽश्वास्तदा ध्रुवम् ॥aśvaśālāṃ samāsādya yadāntarmadhumakṣikāḥ |
madhujālaṃ prabadhnanti mriyante'śvāstadā dhruvam ||
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.
Ashvashala (asvasala, aśvaśālā, अश्वशाला): defined in 2 categories.
Samasadya (samāsādya, समासाद्य): defined in 1 categories.
Yada (yadā, यदा): defined in 5 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Antar (अन्तर्): defined in 5 categories.
Madhumakshika (madhumaksika, madhumakṣikā, मधुमक्षिका): defined in 2 categories.
Madhuja (मधुज, madhujā, मधुजा): defined in 1 categories.
Alam (अलम्): defined in 9 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Ashva (asva, aśva, अश्व, aśvā, अश्वा): defined in 16 categories.
Tada (tadā, तदा): defined in 10 categories.
Dhruvam (ध्रुवम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dhruva (ध्रुव): defined in 20 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hindi, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “aśvaśālāṃ samāsādya yadāntarmadhumakṣikāḥ”
- aśvaśālām -
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aśvaśālā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- samāsādya -
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samāsādya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]samāsādya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]samāsādya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yadā -
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yadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yadā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- antar -
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antar (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]antar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- madhumakṣikāḥ -
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madhumakṣikā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “madhujālaṃ prabadhnanti mriyante'śvāstadā dhruvam”
- madhujā -
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madhuja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]madhuja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]madhujā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- alam -
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alam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- badhnanti -
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√bandh (verb class 9)[present active third plural]
- mriyante' -
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√mṛ (verb class 1)[present passive third plural]√mṛ (verb class 6)[present middle third plural], [present passive third plural]
- aśvās -
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aśva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]aśvā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tadā -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dhruvam -
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dhruvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dhruva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhruva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dhruvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 3559 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.