Sanskrit quote nr. 5017 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आमन्त्रणा सुरभिणा मरुता कृतादौ ।
दत्तं फलं च पुरतः कटुकण्टकाख्यम् ॥āmantraṇā surabhiṇā marutā kṛtādau |
dattaṃ phalaṃ ca purataḥ kaṭukaṇṭakākhyam ||
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.
Amantrana (āmantraṇā, आमन्त्रणा): defined in 6 categories.
Surabhi (सुरभि): defined in 20 categories.
Marut (मरुत्): defined in 11 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत, kṛtā, कृता): defined in 16 categories.
Ada (अद): defined in 9 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Datta (दत्त): defined in 12 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Purat (पुरत्): defined in 1 categories.
Katu (kaṭu, कटु): defined in 10 categories.
Kantakakhya (kaṇṭakākhya, कण्टकाख्य): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Hinduism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Tamil
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: “āmantraṇā surabhiṇā marutā kṛtādau”
- āmantraṇā -
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āmantraṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- surabhiṇā -
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surabhi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]surabhi (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]surabhin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]surabhin (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- marutā -
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marut (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]marut (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- kṛtā -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kṛt (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 1)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural], [injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[injunctive middle third single]
- adau -
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ada (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ad (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “dattaṃ phalaṃ ca purataḥ kaṭukaṇṭakākhyam”
- dattam -
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datta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]datta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dattā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√dā (verb class 3)[imperative active second dual]
- phalam -
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phala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]phala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]phalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- purataḥ -
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purataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√pur -> purat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √pur class 6 verb], [ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]√pur -> purat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]√pur (verb class 6)[present active third dual]
- kaṭu -
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kaṭu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]kaṭu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kaṇṭakākhyam -
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kaṇṭakākhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
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 5017 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.