Sanskrit quote nr. 5711 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आहारे शुचिता ध्वनौ मधुरता नीडे पराधीनता ।
बन्धौ निर्ममता वने रसिकता वाचालता माधवे ॥āhāre śucitā dhvanau madhuratā nīḍe parādhīnatā |
bandhau nirmamatā vane rasikatā vācālatā mādhave ||
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.
Dhvana (ध्वन): defined in 5 categories.
Dhvani (ध्वनि): defined in 11 categories.
Madhurata (madhuratā, मधुरता): defined in 4 categories.
Nida (nīḍa, नीड): defined in 8 categories.
Nidi (nīḍi, नीडि): defined in 2 categories.
Paradhinata (parādhīnatā, पराधीनता): defined in 2 categories.
Bandha (बन्ध): defined in 21 categories.
Bandhu (बन्धु): defined in 14 categories.
Nirmamata (nirmamatā, निर्ममता): defined in 2 categories.
Vana (वन, vanā, वना): defined in 20 categories.
Vani (वनि): defined in 15 categories.
Rasikata (rasikatā, रसिकता): defined in 1 categories.
Vacalata (vācālatā, वाचालता): defined in 1 categories.
Madhava (mādhava, माधव): defined in 16 categories.
Madhavi (mādhavi, माधवि): defined in 10 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, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kavya (poetry), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Biology (plants and animals), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “āhāre śucitā dhvanau madhuratā nīḍe parādhīnatā”
- āhāre -
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āhāra (noun, masculine)[locative single]āhāra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- śucitā* -
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śucita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śucitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dhvanau -
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dhvana (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dhvani (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- madhuratā* -
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madhuratā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nīḍe -
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nīḍa (noun, masculine)[locative single]nīḍa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nīḍi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- parādhīnatā -
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parādhīnatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “bandhau nirmamatā vane rasikatā vācālatā mādhave”
- bandhau -
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bandha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bandhi (noun, masculine)[locative single]bandhu (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- nirmamatā* -
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nirmamatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vane -
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vana (noun, masculine)[locative single]vana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vani (noun, feminine)[vocative single]vani (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- rasikatā* -
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rasikatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vācālatā* -
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vācālatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mādhave -
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mādhava (noun, masculine)[locative single]mādhava (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mādhavi (noun, masculine)[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 5711 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.