Sanskrit quote nr. 5574 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आसाद्याम्रवनीमिमां प्रति नवामास्वाद्य तन्मञ्जरीं ।
मैवं पञ्चममञ्च नन्दनवनभ्रान्त्या तया कोकिल ॥āsādyāmravanīmimāṃ prati navāmāsvādya tanmañjarīṃ |
maivaṃ pañcamamañca nandanavanabhrāntyā tayā kokila ||
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.
Asadya (āsādyā, आसाद्या): defined in 5 categories.
Ravat (रवत्): defined in 2 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
Asvadya (āsvādya, आस्वाद्य): defined in 2 categories.
Tanman (तन्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Jarin (जरिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Pancamam (pañcamam, पञ्चमम्): defined in 2 categories.
Pancama (pañcama, पञ्चम): defined in 14 categories.
Nandanavana (नन्दनवन): defined in 7 categories.
Bhranti (bhrānti, भ्रान्ति): defined in 11 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Kokila (कोकिल): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kannada, India history, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Marathi, Hindi, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Gitashastra (science of music), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), 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: “āsādyāmravanīmimāṃ prati navāmāsvādya tanmañjarīṃ”
- āsādyām -
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āsādyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ravan -
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√ru -> ravat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √ru class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ru class 1 verb]
- ī -
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ī (noun, feminine)[compound]ī (noun, masculine)[compound]i (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- mimā -
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√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- prati -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]prati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- navāmā -
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√nu (verb class 2)[imperative active first plural]√nu (verb class 1)[imperative active first plural]√nū (verb class 2)[imperative active first plural]
- āsvādya -
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āsvādya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āsvādya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tanmañ -
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tanman (noun, neuter)[vocative single]
- jarī -
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jarin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]jarin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “maivaṃ pañcamamañca nandanavanabhrāntyā tayā kokila”
- mai -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]ma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pañcamam -
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pañcamam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pañcama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pañcama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- añca -
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√añc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- nandanavana -
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nandanavana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhrāntyā -
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bhrānti (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- tayā -
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tā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]sā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- kokila -
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kokila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative 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 5574 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.