Sanskrit quote nr. 5221 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आरूढवेणुतरुणाधरविभ्रमेण ।
माधुर्यशालिवदनाम्बुजमुद्वहन्ती ॥ārūḍhaveṇutaruṇādharavibhrameṇa |
mādhuryaśālivadanāmbujamudvahantī ||
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.
Arudha (ārūḍha, आरूढ): defined in 10 categories.
Taruna (taruṇa, तरुण): defined in 13 categories.
Taru (तरु): defined in 14 categories.
Adhara (अधर): defined in 17 categories.
Vibhrama (विभ्रम): defined in 13 categories.
Madhurya (mādhurya, माधुर्य): defined in 11 categories.
Shali (sali, śālī, शाली): defined in 19 categories.
Vadana (वदन): defined in 13 categories.
Ambuja (अम्बुज): defined in 8 categories.
Mu (mū, मू): defined in 4 categories.
Du (dū, दू): defined in 9 categories.
Dva (द्व): defined in 2 categories.
Ahanti (अहन्ति): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), India history
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: “ārūḍhaveṇutaruṇādharavibhrameṇa”
- ārūḍha -
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ārūḍha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ārūḍha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- veṇu -
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veṇu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- taruṇā -
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taruṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]taruṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]taru (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]taru (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- adhara -
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adhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]adhara (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- vibhrameṇa -
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vibhrama (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “mādhuryaśālivadanāmbujamudvahantī”
- mādhurya -
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mādhurya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mādhurya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śāli -
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śāli (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śālī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]śālin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śālin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vadanā -
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vadana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ambuja -
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ambuja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ambuja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mu -
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mu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]mū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]mū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]mū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dva -
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dū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]dva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ahantī -
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ahanti (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 5221 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.