Sanskrit quote nr. 5684 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आस्वाद्यैष कषायमङ्कुरमुरुप्रेमानुबद्धाशयो ।
माकन्दस्य यशांसि कोकिलयुवा निर्माति दिग्भित्तिषु ॥āsvādyaiṣa kaṣāyamaṅkuramurupremānubaddhāśayo |
mākandasya yaśāṃsi kokilayuvā nirmāti digbhittiṣu ||
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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, āsvādyā, आस्वाद्या): defined in 2 categories.
Kashaya (kasaya, kaṣāya, कषाय): defined in 19 categories.
Ankura (aṅkura, अङ्कुर): defined in 14 categories.
Uru (उरु): defined in 16 categories.
Prema (premā, प्रेमा): defined in 10 categories.
Anubaddha (anubaddhā, अनुबद्धा): defined in 6 categories.
Shayu (sayu, śayu, शयु): defined in 3 categories.
Makanda (mākanda, माकन्द): defined in 3 categories.
Yashas (yasas, yaśas, यशस्): defined in 6 categories.
Kokila (कोकिल): defined in 14 categories.
Yu (yū, यू): defined in 6 categories.
Yuva (yuvā, युवा): defined in 10 categories.
Nirma (nirmā, निर्मा): defined in 2 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Dish (dis, diś, दिश्): defined in 8 categories.
Bhitti (भित्ति): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Buddhism, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Kavya (poetry)
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: “āsvādyaiṣa kaṣāyamaṅkuramurupremānubaddhāśayo”
- āsvādyai -
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āsvādya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āsvādya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]āsvādyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiṣa -
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aiṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kaṣāyam -
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kaṣāya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kaṣāya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kaṣāyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aṅkuram -
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aṅkura (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- uru -
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uru (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]uru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- premā -
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preman (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]preman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]premā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- anubaddhā -
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anubaddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śayo -
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śayu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]śayu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “mākandasya yaśāṃsi kokilayuvā nirmāti digbhittiṣu”
- mākandasya -
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mākanda (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- yaśāṃsi -
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yaśas (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kokila -
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kokila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yuvā* -
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yū (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]yuvā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nirmā -
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nirmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dig -
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diś (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- bhittiṣu -
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bhitti (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
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 5684 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.