Sanskrit quote nr. 4690 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आदातुं सकृदीक्षितेऽपि कुसुमे हस्ताग्रमालोहितं ।
लाक्षारञ्जनवार्तयापि सहसा रक्तं तलं पादयोः ॥ādātuṃ sakṛdīkṣite'pi kusume hastāgramālohitaṃ |
lākṣārañjanavārtayāpi sahasā raktaṃ talaṃ pādayoḥ ||
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.
Ada (āda, आद): defined in 9 categories.
Ikshita (iksita, īkṣita, ईक्षित, īkṣitā, ईक्षिता): defined in 3 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Kusuma (कुसुम): defined in 16 categories.
Hastagra (hastāgra, हस्ताग्र): defined in 3 categories.
Alohita (ālohita, आलोहित): defined in 3 categories.
Laksha (laksa, lākṣā, लाक्षा): defined in 15 categories.
Ranjana (rañjana, रञ्जन): defined in 12 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Taya (तय): defined in 7 categories.
Sahasa (सहस, sahasā, सहसा): defined in 13 categories.
Rakta (रक्त): defined in 19 categories.
Tala (तल): defined in 25 categories.
Pada (pāda, पाद): defined in 28 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Gitashastra (science of music), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “ādātuṃ sakṛdīkṣite'pi kusume hastāgramālohitaṃ”
- ādāt -
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āda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]āda (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- um -
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u (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- sakṛd -
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sakṛt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sakṛt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]sakṛt (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]sakṛt (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- īkṣite' -
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īkṣita (noun, masculine)[locative single]īkṣita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]īkṣitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√īkṣ -> īkṣita (participle, masculine)[locative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]√īkṣ -> īkṣita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √īkṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √īkṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √īkṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]√īkṣ -> īkṣitā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √īkṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √īkṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √īkṣ class 1 verb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kusume -
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kusuma (noun, masculine)[locative single]kusuma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- hastāgram -
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hastāgra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ālohitam -
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ālohita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ālohita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ālohitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “lākṣārañjanavārtayāpi sahasā raktaṃ talaṃ pādayoḥ”
- lākṣā -
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lākṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- rañjana -
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rañjana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rañjana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vār -
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vār (noun, masculine)[compound]vār (noun, neuter)[compound]
- tayā -
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taya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]sā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]√tay (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sahasā* -
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sahasa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sahasā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- raktam -
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rakta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rakta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]raktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rag class 1 verb]√rag -> rakta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rag class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rag class 1 verb]√raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √raj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √raj class 4 verb]√raj -> rakta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √raj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √raj class 4 verb], [accusative single from √raj class 4 verb]√rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rañj class 4 verb]√rañj -> rakta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rañj class 4 verb], [accusative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
- talam -
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tala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]talā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pādayoḥ -
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pāda (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
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 4690 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.