Sanskrit quote nr. 3606 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अष्टौ हाटककोटयस्त्रिनवतिर्मुक्ताफलानां तुलाः ।
पञ्चाशन्मधुगन्धमत्तमधुपाः क्रोधोद्धताः सिन्धुराः ॥aṣṭau hāṭakakoṭayastrinavatirmuktāphalānāṃ tulāḥ |
pañcāśanmadhugandhamattamadhupāḥ krodhoddhatāḥ sindhurāḥ ||
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.
Ashta (asta, aṣṭa, अष्ट): defined in 15 categories.
Hataka (hāṭaka, हाटक): defined in 7 categories.
Koti (koṭi, कोटि): defined in 16 categories.
Trinavati (त्रिनवति): defined in 1 categories.
Muktaphala (muktāphala, मुक्ताफल): defined in 6 categories.
Tula (तुल, tulā, तुला): defined in 17 categories.
Pancashat (pancasat, pañcāśat, पञ्चाशत्): defined in 4 categories.
Madhu (मधु): defined in 19 categories.
Gandha (गन्ध): defined in 25 categories.
Dhu (dhū, धू): defined in 3 categories.
Pa (प): defined in 12 categories.
Krodha (क्रोध, krodhā, क्रोधा): defined in 18 categories.
Uddhata (उद्धत, uddhatā, उद्धता): defined in 12 categories.
Sindhura (सिन्धुर): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Pali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “aṣṭau hāṭakakoṭayastrinavatirmuktāphalānāṃ tulāḥ”
- aṣṭau -
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aṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]aṣṭi (noun, feminine)[locative single]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √aś class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √aś class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √aś class 5 verb]
- hāṭaka -
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hāṭaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hāṭaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- koṭayas -
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koṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- trinavatir -
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trinavati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- muktāphalānām -
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muktāphala (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]muktāphala (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- tulāḥ -
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tula (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tulā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “pañcāśanmadhugandhamattamadhupāḥ krodhoddhatāḥ sindhurāḥ”
- pañcāśan -
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pañcāśat (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- madhu -
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madhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]madhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- gandham -
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gandha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gandha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gandhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- attam -
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attā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ad (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhu -
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dhu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]dhū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- pāḥ -
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pa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- krodho -
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krodha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]krodha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]krodhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uddhatāḥ -
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uddhata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]uddhatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sindhurāḥ -
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sindhura (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative 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 3606 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.