Sanskrit quote nr. 3786 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असूत सद्यः कुसुमान्यशोकः ।
स्कन्धात् प्रभृत्येव सपल्लवानि ॥asūta sadyaḥ kusumānyaśokaḥ |
skandhāt prabhṛtyeva sapallavāni ||
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.
Asuta (asūta, असूत): defined in 5 categories.
Sadyah (sadyaḥ, सद्यः): defined in 2 categories.
Sadya (सद्य): defined in 1 categories.
Kusuma (कुसुम): defined in 16 categories.
Ashoka (asoka, aśoka, अशोक): defined in 20 categories.
Skandha (स्कन्ध): defined in 14 categories.
Prabhriti (prabhrti, prabhṛti, प्रभृति): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Sapallava (सपल्लव): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jain philosophy, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
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: “asūta sadyaḥ kusumānyaśokaḥ”
- asūta -
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asūta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]asūta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sū (verb class 2)[imperfect middle third single]
- sadyaḥ -
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sadyaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sadya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kusumānya -
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kusuma (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- aśokaḥ -
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aśoka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śuk (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- Line 2: “skandhāt prabhṛtyeva sapallavāni”
- skandhāt -
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skandha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- prabhṛtye -
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prabhṛti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sapallavāni -
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sapallava (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 3786 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.