Sanskrit quote nr. 5726 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आहूतो मलयाचलात् प्रचलितो मौहुर्तिको मारुतो ।
नेदिष्ठाः पथि सन्ति कोकिलगणा गीते प्रतिष्ठाभृतः ॥āhūto malayācalāt pracalito mauhurtiko māruto |
nediṣṭhāḥ pathi santi kokilagaṇā gīte pratiṣṭhābhṛtaḥ ||
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.
Ahuta (āhūta, आहूत): defined in 7 categories.
Malayacala (malayācala, मलयाचल): defined in 4 categories.
Nedishtha (nedistha, nediṣṭha, नेदिष्ठ, nediṣṭhā, नेदिष्ठा): defined in 3 categories.
Pathin (पथिन्): defined in 12 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Kokila (कोकिल): defined in 14 categories.
Gana (gaṇa, गण, gaṇā, गणा): defined in 21 categories.
Gita (gīta, गीत, gītā, गीता): defined in 14 categories.
Giti (gīti, गीति): defined in 9 categories.
Pratishtha (pratistha, pratiṣṭha, प्रतिष्ठ, pratiṣṭhā, प्रतिष्ठा): defined in 17 categories.
Abhrita (abhrta, abhṛta, अभृत): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Dharmashastra (religious law), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Hinduism, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), 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: “āhūto malayācalāt pracalito mauhurtiko māruto”
- āhūto* -
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āhūta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- malayācalāt -
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malayācala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- pracalito* -
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- Cannot analyse mauhurtiko*mā
- Cannot analyse māruto
- Line 2: “nediṣṭhāḥ pathi santi kokilagaṇā gīte pratiṣṭhābhṛtaḥ”
- nediṣṭhāḥ -
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nediṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nediṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pathi -
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pathin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [locative single]
- santi -
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santi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]sat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√as (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- kokila -
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kokila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- gaṇā* -
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gaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- gīte -
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gīta (noun, masculine)[locative single]gīta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]gītā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]gīti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- pratiṣṭhā -
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pratiṣṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pratiṣṭha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pratiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abhṛtaḥ -
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abhṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 5726 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.