Sanskrit quote nr. 5176 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आरक्तैर्नवपल्लवैर्विटपिनो नेत्रोत्सवं तन्वते ।
तान् धुन्वन्नयमभ्युपैति मधुरामोदो मरुद्दक्षिणः ॥āraktairnavapallavairviṭapino netrotsavaṃ tanvate |
tān dhunvannayamabhyupaiti madhurāmodo maruddakṣiṇaḥ ||
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.
Arakta (ārakta, आरक्त): defined in 7 categories.
Navapallava (नवपल्लव): defined in 1 categories.
Vitapin (viṭapin, विटपिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Netrotsava (नेत्रोत्सव): defined in 1 categories.
Tanvat (तन्वत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Anna (अन्न): defined in 18 categories.
Yama (यम): defined in 27 categories.
Bha (bhā, भा): defined in 14 categories.
Upa (upā, उपा): defined in 8 categories.
Madhura (मधुर, madhurā, मधुरा): defined in 18 categories.
Marut (मरुत्): defined in 11 categories.
Dakshina (daksina, dakṣiṇa, दक्षिण): defined in 18 categories.
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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: “āraktairnavapallavairviṭapino netrotsavaṃ tanvate”
- āraktair -
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ārakta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ārakta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- navapallavair -
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navapallava (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- viṭapino* -
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viṭapin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]viṭapin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- netrotsavam -
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netrotsava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- tanvate -
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√tan -> tanvat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √tan class 8 verb]√tan -> tanvat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √tan class 8 verb]√tan (verb class 8)[present middle third plural]
- Line 2: “tān dhunvannayamabhyupaiti madhurāmodo maruddakṣiṇaḥ”
- tān -
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ta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- dhunva -
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√dhū (verb class 5)[imperative active second single]
- anna -
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anna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yama -
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yama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhyu -
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bhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]bhā (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- upai -
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upā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upa (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]upa (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]upa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upa (Preverb)[Preverb]upā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- eti -
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eti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- madhurā -
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madhura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]madhura (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]madhurā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- amodo* -
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√mud (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- marud -
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marut (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]marut (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- dakṣiṇaḥ -
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dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 5176 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.