Sanskrit quote nr. 5698 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आहारः फलमूलमात्मरुचितं शय्या मही वल्कलं ।
संवीताय परिच्छदः कुशसमित्पुष्पाणि पुत्रा मृगाः ॥āhāraḥ phalamūlamātmarucitaṃ śayyā mahī valkalaṃ |
saṃvītāya paricchadaḥ kuśasamitpuṣpāṇi putrā mṛgāḥ ||
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.
Ahara (āhāra, आहार): defined in 15 categories.
Phalamula (phalamūla, फलमूल): defined in 5 categories.
Rucita (रुचित): defined in 1 categories.
Shayya (sayya, śayyā, शय्या): defined in 10 categories.
Mahi (mahī, मही): defined in 16 categories.
Mahin (महिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Valkala (वल्कल): defined in 9 categories.
Samvita (saṃvīta, संवीत): defined in 4 categories.
Paricchad (परिच्छद्): defined in 1 categories.
Paricchada (परिच्छद): defined in 8 categories.
Kusha (kusa, kuśa, कुश): defined in 21 categories.
Samit (समित्): defined in 3 categories.
Samidh (समिध्): defined in 7 categories.
Pushpa (puspa, puṣpa, पुष्प): defined in 16 categories.
Putra (पुत्र, putrā, पुत्रा): defined in 14 categories.
Mriga (mrga, mṛga, मृग, mṛgā, मृगा): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Shilpashastra (iconography), Samkhya (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: “āhāraḥ phalamūlamātmarucitaṃ śayyā mahī valkalaṃ”
- āhāraḥ -
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āhāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- phalamūlam -
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phalamūla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ātma -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[compound]
- rucitam -
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rucita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rucita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rucitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ruc -> rucita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ruc class 1 verb]√ruc -> rucita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ruc class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ruc class 1 verb]
- śayyā* -
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śayyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mahī -
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mahī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]mahi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mahi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mahin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- valkalam -
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valkala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]valkala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]valkalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “saṃvītāya paricchadaḥ kuśasamitpuṣpāṇi putrā mṛgāḥ”
- saṃvītāya -
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saṃvīta (noun, masculine)[dative single]saṃvīta (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- paricchadaḥ -
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paricchad (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]paricchad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]paricchada (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kuśa -
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kuśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kuśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- samit -
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samit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]samidh (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]samidh (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]samidh (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- puṣpāṇi -
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puṣpa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- putrā* -
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putra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]putrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mṛgāḥ -
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mṛga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mṛgā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 5698 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.