Sanskrit quote nr. 5362 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आलोलैरुपगम्यते मधुकरैः केशेषु माल्यग्रहः ।
कान्तिः कापि कपोलयोः प्रथयते ताम्बूलमन्तर्गतम् ॥ālolairupagamyate madhukaraiḥ keśeṣu mālyagrahaḥ |
kāntiḥ kāpi kapolayoḥ prathayate tāmbūlamantargatam ||
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.
Alola (ālola, आलोल): defined in 4 categories.
Upagamya (उपगम्य): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Madhukara (मधुकर): defined in 8 categories.
Mali (māli, मालि): defined in 9 categories.
Malin (mālin, मालिन्): defined in 8 categories.
Malya (mālya, माल्य): defined in 12 categories.
Agraha (अग्रह): defined in 7 categories.
Kanti (kānti, कान्ति): defined in 16 categories.
Kapi (kāpī, कापी): defined in 11 categories.
Kapola (कपोल): defined in 9 categories.
Prathayat (प्रथयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Tambula (tāmbūla, ताम्बूल): defined in 14 categories.
Antargata (अन्तर्गत): defined in 6 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: “ālolairupagamyate madhukaraiḥ keśeṣu mālyagrahaḥ”
- ālolair -
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ālola (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ālola (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- upagamya -
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upagamya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]upagamya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- madhukaraiḥ -
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madhukara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- keśeṣu -
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keśa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]keśa (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- mālya -
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māli (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]māli (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]māli (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mālin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]mālin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mālya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mālya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√mal -> mālya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √mal class 1 verb]√mal -> mālya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √mal class 1 verb]
- agrahaḥ -
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agraha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kāntiḥ kāpi kapolayoḥ prathayate tāmbūlamantargatam”
- kāntiḥ -
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kānti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kāpi -
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kāpī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- kapolayoḥ -
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kapola (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- prathayate -
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prathayat (noun, masculine)[dative single]prathayat (noun, neuter)[dative single]prathayatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√prath -> prathayat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √prath]√prath -> prathayat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √prath]√prath (verb class 10)[present middle third single]√prath (verb class 0)[present middle third single]
- tāmbūlam -
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tāmbūla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tāmbūla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- antargatam -
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antargata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]antargata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]antargatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 5362 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.