Sanskrit quote nr. 5047 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आमोदाहृतभृङ्गपक्षपवनप्रेङ्खद्रजःपिञ्जरे ।
पद्म श्रीर्वसतीति नाद्भुतमिदं रम्यं प्रकृत्यैव तत् ॥āmodāhṛtabhṛṅgapakṣapavanapreṅkhadrajaḥpiñjare |
padma śrīrvasatīti nādbhutamidaṃ ramyaṃ prakṛtyaiva tat ||
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.
Amoda (āmoda, आमोद, āmodā, आमोदा): defined in 12 categories.
Ahrita (ahrta, ahṛta, अहृत): defined in 4 categories.
Bhringa (bhrnga, bhṛṅga, भृङ्ग): defined in 12 categories.
Paksha (paksa, pakṣa, पक्ष): defined in 19 categories.
Pavana (पवन): defined in 19 categories.
Prenkha (preṅkha, प्रेङ्ख): defined in 2 categories.
Dra (द्र): defined in 4 categories.
Ja (ज): defined in 7 categories.
Pinjara (piñjara, पिञ्जर, piñjarā, पिञ्जरा): defined in 8 categories.
Padma (पद्म): defined in 26 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Vasati (वसति, vasatī, वसती): defined in 9 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Budh (बुध्): defined in 4 categories.
Amin (अमिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Da (द): defined in 7 categories.
Ramya (रम्य): defined in 14 categories.
Prakritya (prakrtya, prakṛtyā, प्रकृत्या): defined in 4 categories.
Prakriti (prakrti, prakṛti, प्रकृति): defined in 22 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Prakrit, Tamil, Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)
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: “āmodāhṛtabhṛṅgapakṣapavanapreṅkhadrajaḥpiñjare”
- āmodā -
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āmoda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āmoda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]āmodā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ahṛta -
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ahṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ahṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhṛṅga -
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bhṛṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhṛṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pakṣa -
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pakṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pakṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√pakṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- pavana -
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pavana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pavana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- preṅkha -
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preṅkha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]preṅkha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dra -
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dra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- jaḥ -
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ja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- piñjare -
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piñjara (noun, masculine)[locative single]piñjara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]piñjarā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “padma śrīrvasatīti nādbhutamidaṃ ramyaṃ prakṛtyaiva tat”
- padma -
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padma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]padma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śrīr -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative plural]śrī (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- vasatī -
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vasati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vasati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vasati (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vasatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]√vas -> vasat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vas class 1 verb]√vas -> vasat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vas class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vas class 1 verb], [locative single from √vas class 1 verb]√vas (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- nād -
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na (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]na (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- bhut -
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budh (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]budh (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ami -
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amin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]amin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dam -
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da (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]da (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dā (noun, feminine)[adverb]dā (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- ramyam -
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ramya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ramya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ramyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ram -> ramya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √ram]√ram -> ramya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √ram]√ram -> ramyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √ram]√ram -> ramya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ram]√ram -> ramya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ram class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ram], [accusative single from √ram]
- prakṛtyai -
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prakṛtyā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]prakṛti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single], [dative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [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 5047 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.