Sanskrit quote nr. 4950 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आ पुष्पप्रसवान् मनोहरतया विश्वास्य विश्वं जनं ।
हंहो दाडिम तावदेव सहसे वृद्धिं स्वकीयामिह ॥ā puṣpaprasavān manoharatayā viśvāsya viśvaṃ janaṃ |
haṃho dāḍima tāvadeva sahase vṛddhiṃ svakīyāmiha ||
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.
Pushpa (puspa, puṣpa, पुष्प): defined in 16 categories.
Prasava (प्रसव): defined in 7 categories.
Prasavat (प्रसवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Manohara (मनोहर): defined in 18 categories.
Taya (तय): defined in 7 categories.
Vishvasya (visvasya, viśvāsya, विश्वास्य): defined in 3 categories.
Vishva (visva, viśva, विश्व): defined in 15 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Hamho (haṃho, हंहो): defined in 3 categories.
Dadima (dāḍima, दाडिम): defined in 15 categories.
Tavat (tāvat, तावत्): defined in 2 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Sahas (सहस्): defined in 2 categories.
Sahasa (सहस, sahasā, सहसा): defined in 13 categories.
Vriddhi (vrddhi, vṛddhi, वृद्धि): defined in 17 categories.
Svakiya (svakīyā, स्वकीया): defined in 8 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Tamil, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture)
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: “ā puṣpaprasavān manoharatayā viśvāsya viśvaṃ janaṃ”
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- puṣpa -
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puṣpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]puṣpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prasavān -
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prasava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]prasavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- manohara -
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manohara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]manohara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tayā* -
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taya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- viśvāsya -
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viśvāsya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viśvāsya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viśvam -
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viśva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viśva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- janam -
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jana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]janā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “haṃho dāḍima tāvadeva sahase vṛddhiṃ svakīyāmiha”
- haṃho -
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haṃho (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dāḍima -
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dāḍima (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dāḍima (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tāvad -
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tāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tāvat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tāvat (noun, masculine)[compound]tāvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sahase -
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sahas (noun, masculine)[dative single]sahas (noun, neuter)[dative single]sahasa (noun, masculine)[locative single]sahasa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sahasā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√sah (verb class 1)[present middle second single]
- vṛddhim -
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vṛddhi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]vṛddhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- svakīyām -
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svakīyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 4950 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.