Sanskrit quote nr. 5680 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आस्वाद्यं प्रमदारदच्छद इव श्रव्यं नवं जल्पितं ।
बालाया इव दृश्यमुत्तमवधूलावण्यलक्ष्मीरिव ॥āsvādyaṃ pramadāradacchada iva śravyaṃ navaṃ jalpitaṃ |
bālāyā iva dṛśyamuttamavadhūlāvaṇyalakṣmīriva ||
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.
Asvadya (āsvādya, आस्वाद्य): defined in 2 categories.
Pramad (प्रमद्): defined in 2 categories.
Pramada (pramadā, प्रमदा): defined in 16 categories.
Radacchada (रदच्छद): defined in 3 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Shravya (sravya, śravya, श्रव्य): defined in 6 categories.
Nava (नव): defined in 16 categories.
Jalpita (जल्पित): defined in 2 categories.
Bala (bālā, बाला): defined in 30 categories.
Drishya (drsya, dṛśya, दृश्य): defined in 11 categories.
Uttama (उत्तम): defined in 21 categories.
Vadhu (वधु): defined in 9 categories.
Lavanyalakshmi (lavanyalaksmi, lāvaṇyalakṣmī, लावण्यलक्ष्मी): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Hindi, Buddhism, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jain philosophy, Nepali, Pali, Prakrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Hinduism, Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “āsvādyaṃ pramadāradacchada iva śravyaṃ navaṃ jalpitaṃ”
- āsvādyam -
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āsvādya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āsvādya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āsvādyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pramadā -
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pramad (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]pramadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- radacchada* -
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radacchada (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śravyam -
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śravya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śravya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śravyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śru -> śravya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]√śru -> śravya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
- navam -
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nava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]navā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jalpitam -
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jalpita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jalpita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jalpitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jalp -> jalpita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √jalp class 1 verb]√jalp -> jalpita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jalp class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jalp class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “bālāyā iva dṛśyamuttamavadhūlāvaṇyalakṣmīriva”
- bālāyā* -
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bālā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dṛśyam -
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dṛśya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dṛśya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dṛśyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √dṛś]√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √dṛś]√dṛś -> dṛśyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √dṛś]√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- uttama -
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uttama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uttama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vadhū -
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vadhū (noun, feminine)[compound]vadhu (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- lāvaṇyalakṣmīr -
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lāvaṇyalakṣmī (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 5680 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.