Sanskrit quote nr. 5635 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आस्तां माद्य भवे शुभे सखि लता न्यस्ता त्वया माधवी ।
कान्ते तन् मम संप्रयच्छ कुसुमं किं वामुना मे फलम् ॥āstāṃ mādya bhave śubhe sakhi latā nyastā tvayā mādhavī |
kānte tan mama saṃprayaccha kusumaṃ kiṃ vāmunā me phalam ||
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.
Madya (mādya, माद्य): defined in 13 categories.
Bhava (भव): defined in 31 categories.
Bhu (भु): defined in 16 categories.
Shubha (subha, śubha, शुभ, śubhā, शुभा): defined in 18 categories.
Shubh (subh, śubh, शुभ्): defined in 2 categories.
Lata (latā, लता): defined in 19 categories.
Nyasta (nyastā, न्यस्ता): defined in 7 categories.
Tva (tvā, त्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Madhavi (mādhavi, माधवि, mādhavī, माधवी): defined in 10 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त, kāntā, कान्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Kanti (kānti, कान्ति): defined in 16 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Kusuma (कुसुम): defined in 16 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tamil, Nepali, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy)
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: “āstāṃ mādya bhave śubhe sakhi latā nyastā tvayā mādhavī”
- āstām -
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√ās (verb class 2)[imperative middle third single]√as (verb class 2)[imperfect active third dual]
- mādya -
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√mad -> mādya (participle, masculine)[compound from √mad]√mad -> mādya (participle, neuter)[compound from √mad]√mad -> mādya (absolutive)[absolutive from √mad]√mad -> mādya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √mad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 3 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 4 verb], [vocative single from √mad]√mad -> mādya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √mad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 3 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 4 verb], [vocative single from √mad]√mad (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- bhave -
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bhava (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhava (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhu (noun, masculine)[dative single]bhu (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- śubhe -
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śubha (noun, masculine)[locative single]śubha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śubhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]śubh (noun, feminine)[dative single]√śubh (verb class 6)[present middle first single]
- sakhi -
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sakhi (noun, masculine)[adverb]sakhī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- latā* -
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latā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nyastā -
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nyastā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tvayā -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
- mādhavī -
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mādhavī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]mādhavi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “kānte tan mama saṃprayaccha kusumaṃ kiṃ vāmunā me phalam”
- kānte -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[locative single]kānta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kānti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [locative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kam class 1 verb]
- tan -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]tan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- sampra -
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sampra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- yaccha -
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√yam (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kusumam -
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kusuma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kusuma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vām -
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vā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
- unā -
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u (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ū (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- phalam -
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phala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]phala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]phalā (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 5635 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.