Sanskrit quote nr. 3884 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्थिक्षोदवतीव कुन्दमुकुलैः फुल्लैः पलाशद्रुमैः ।
साङ्गारप्रकरेव धूमकलुषेवोत्पातिभिः षट्पदैः ॥asthikṣodavatīva kundamukulaiḥ phullaiḥ palāśadrumaiḥ |
sāṅgāraprakareva dhūmakaluṣevotpātibhiḥ ṣaṭpadaiḥ ||
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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.
Asthi (अस्थि): defined in 17 categories.
Kshoda (ksoda, kṣoda, क्षोद): defined in 5 categories.
Vati (वति): defined in 12 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Kunda (कुन्द): defined in 23 categories.
Uksh (uks, ukṣ, उक्ष्): defined in 1 categories.
Ula (उल): defined in 6 categories.
Phulla (फुल्ल): defined in 11 categories.
Palasha (palasa, palāśa, पलाश): defined in 22 categories.
Druma (द्रुम): defined in 13 categories.
Sanga (sāṅga, साङ्ग, sāṅgā, साङ्गा): defined in 17 categories.
Ara (अर): defined in 18 categories.
Prakara (प्रकर): defined in 16 categories.
Dhumaka (dhūmaka, धूमक): defined in 6 categories.
Lusha (lusa, luṣa, लुष): defined in 3 categories.
Utpatin (utpātin, उत्पातिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Shatpada (satpada, ṣaṭpada, षट्पद): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Prakrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Yoga (school of philosophy)
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: “asthikṣodavatīva kundamukulaiḥ phullaiḥ palāśadrumaiḥ”
- asthi -
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asthi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kṣoda -
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kṣoda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kṣud (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vatī -
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vati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kundam -
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kunda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kunda (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- uk -
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ukṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ukṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ulaiḥ -
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ula (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- phullaiḥ -
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phulla (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]phulla (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- palāśa -
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palāśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]palāśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- drumaiḥ -
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druma (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “sāṅgāraprakareva dhūmakaluṣevotpātibhiḥ ṣaṭpadaiḥ”
- sāṅgā -
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sāṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sāṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sāṅgā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ara -
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ara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ṛ (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√ṛ (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√ṛ (verb class 5)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- prakare -
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prakara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]prakara (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dhūmaka -
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dhūmaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhūmaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- luṣe -
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luṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
- ivo -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- utpātibhiḥ -
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utpātin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]utpātin (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- ṣaṭpadaiḥ -
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ṣaṭpada (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ṣaṭpada (noun, neuter)[instrumental 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 3884 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.