Sanskrit quote nr. 5058 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आम्राः किं फलभारनम्रशिरसो रम्याः किमूष्मच्छिदः ।
सच्छायाः कदलीद्रुमाः सुरभयः किं पुष्पिताश्चम्पकाः ॥āmrāḥ kiṃ phalabhāranamraśiraso ramyāḥ kimūṣmacchidaḥ |
sacchāyāḥ kadalīdrumāḥ surabhayaḥ kiṃ puṣpitāścampakāḥ ||
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.
Amra (āmra, आम्र): defined in 13 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Bhara (bhāra, भार): defined in 14 categories.
Namra (नम्र): defined in 9 categories.
Shiras (siras, śiras, शिरस्): defined in 15 categories.
Ramya (रम्य, ramyā, रम्या): defined in 14 categories.
Sacchaya (sacchāya, सच्छाय, sacchāyā, सच्छाया): defined in 2 categories.
Kadali (kadalī, कदली): defined in 16 categories.
Kadalin (कदलिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Druma (द्रुम, drumā, द्रुमा): defined in 13 categories.
Surabhi (सुरभि): defined in 20 categories.
Pushpita (puspita, puṣpita, पुष्पित, puṣpitā, पुष्पिता): defined in 7 categories.
Campaka (चम्पक, campakā, चम्पका): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “āmrāḥ kiṃ phalabhāranamraśiraso ramyāḥ kimūṣmacchidaḥ”
- āmrāḥ -
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āmra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- phala -
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phala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]phala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√phal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- bhāra -
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bhāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- namra -
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namra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]namra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śiraso* -
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śiras (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- ramyāḥ -
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ramya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ramyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√ram -> ramya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ram], [vocative plural from √ram]√ram -> ramyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ram], [vocative plural from √ram], [accusative plural from √ram]
- Cannot analyse kimūṣmacchidaḥ
- Line 2: “sacchāyāḥ kadalīdrumāḥ surabhayaḥ kiṃ puṣpitāścampakāḥ”
- sacchāyāḥ -
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sacchāya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sacchāyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kadalī -
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kadalī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kadalin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- drumāḥ -
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druma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]drumā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- surabhayaḥ -
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surabhi (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- puṣpitāś -
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puṣpita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]puṣpitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- campakāḥ -
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campaka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]campakā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 5058 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.