Sanskrit quote nr. 5420 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आशाः प्रसादयतु पुष्यतु वा चकोरान् ।
कामं तनोतु कुमुदेषु मुदं सुधांशुः ॥āśāḥ prasādayatu puṣyatu vā cakorān |
kāmaṃ tanotu kumudeṣu mudaṃ sudhāṃśuḥ ||
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.
Asha (asa, āśā, आशा, āśa, आश): defined in 17 categories.
Ashas (asas, āśas, आशस्): defined in 1 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Cakora (चकोर): defined in 18 categories.
Kamam (kāmam, कामम्): defined in 6 categories.
Kama (kāma, काम): defined in 24 categories.
Kumuda (कुमुद): defined in 19 categories.
Mud (मुद्): defined in 5 categories.
Muda (मुद): defined in 12 categories.
Sudhamshu (sudhamsu, sudhāṃśu, सुधांशु): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “āśāḥ prasādayatu puṣyatu vā cakorān”
- āśāḥ -
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āśā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]āśas (noun, feminine)[nominative single]āśa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- prasā -
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√pras (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ādayatu -
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√ad (verb class 0)[imperative active third single]
- puṣyatu -
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√puṣ (verb class 4)[imperative active third single]√puṣ (verb class 4)[imperative active third single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- cakorān -
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cakora (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “kāmaṃ tanotu kumudeṣu mudaṃ sudhāṃśuḥ”
- kāmam -
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kāmam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tanotu -
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√tan (verb class 8)[imperative active third single]
- kumudeṣu -
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kumuda (noun, masculine)[locative plural]kumuda (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- mudam -
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muda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]muda (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mudā (noun, feminine)[adverb]mud (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- sudhāṃśuḥ -
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sudhāṃśu (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 5420 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.