Sanskrit quote nr. 5092 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आयाति याति खेदं ।
करोति मधु हरति मधुकरीवान्या ॥āyāti yāti khedaṃ |
karoti madhu harati madhukarīvānyā ||
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.
Yat (yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Kheda (खेद): defined in 11 categories.
Madhu (मधु): defined in 19 categories.
Harat (हरत्): defined in 2 categories.
Madhukari (madhukarī, मधुकरी): defined in 7 categories.
Madhukarin (मधुकरिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Vani (vānī, वानी): defined in 15 categories.
Vanya (vānyā, वान्या): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), 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: “āyāti yāti khedaṃ”
- āyāti -
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āyāti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]āyāti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- yāti -
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yāt (noun, masculine)[locative single]yāt (noun, neuter)[locative single]√yā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- khedam -
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kheda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]khedā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “karoti madhu harati madhukarīvānyā”
- karoti -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third single]
- madhu -
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madhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]madhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- harati -
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√hṛ -> harat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ -> harat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- madhukarī -
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madhukarī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]madhukarin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vānyā -
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vānī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]vānyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√van -> vānyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √van class 1 verb], [nominative single from √van class 8 verb]
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 5092 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.