Sanskrit quote nr. 4347 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आक्षिपन्त्यरविन्दानि मुग्धे तव मुखश्रियम् ।
कोषदण्डसमग्राणां किमेषामस्ति दुष्करम् ॥ākṣipantyaravindāni mugdhe tava mukhaśriyam |
koṣadaṇḍasamagrāṇāṃ kimeṣāmasti duṣkaram ||
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.
Kshipat (ksipat, kṣipat, क्षिपत्): defined in 3 categories.
Kshipanti (ksipanti, kṣipantī, क्षिपन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Aravinda (अरविन्द): defined in 11 categories.
Mugdha (मुग्ध, mugdhā, मुग्धा): defined in 6 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Mukhashri (mukhasri, mukhaśrī, मुखश्री): defined in 3 categories.
Kosha (kosa, koṣa, कोष): defined in 17 categories.
Danda (daṇḍa, दण्ड): defined in 26 categories.
Samagra (समग्र, samagrā, समग्रा): defined in 5 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Dushkara (duskara, duṣkara, दुष्कर): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jainism, Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Buddhism, Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Nepali
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: “ākṣipantyaravindāni mugdhe tava mukhaśriyam”
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- kṣipantya -
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√kṣip -> kṣipat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kṣip class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √kṣip class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣip class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣip class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣip class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣip class 6 verb]√kṣip -> kṣipantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kṣip class 6 verb], [vocative single from √kṣip class 6 verb]√kṣip (verb class 6)[present active third plural]
- aravindāni -
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aravinda (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mugdhe -
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mugdha (noun, masculine)[locative single]mugdha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mugdhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√muh -> mugdha (participle, masculine)[locative single from √muh class 4 verb]√muh -> mugdha (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [locative single from √muh class 4 verb]√muh -> mugdhā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √muh class 4 verb]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- mukhaśriyam -
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mukhaśrī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “koṣadaṇḍasamagrāṇāṃ kimeṣāmasti duṣkaram”
- koṣa -
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koṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- daṇḍa -
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daṇḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- samagrāṇām -
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samagra (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]samagra (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]samagrā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- eṣāma -
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√eṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active first plural]√iṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active first plural]
- sti -
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sti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- duṣkaram -
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duṣkara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]duṣkara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]duṣkarā (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 4347 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.