Sanskrit quote nr. 6098 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इयं धत्ते धीरे मलयजसमीरे न च मुदं ।
न पद्मानां वृन्दे ललितमकरन्देऽपि रमते ॥iyaṃ dhatte dhīre malayajasamīre na ca mudaṃ |
na padmānāṃ vṛnde lalitamakarande'pi ramate ||
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.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Dhira (dhīra, धीर, dhīrā, धीरा): defined in 16 categories.
Malayaja (मलयज): defined in 4 categories.
Samira (samīra, समीर): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Mud (मुद्): defined in 5 categories.
Muda (मुद): defined in 12 categories.
Padma (पद्म, padmā, पद्मा): defined in 26 categories.
Vrinda (vrnda, vṛnda, वृन्द, vṛndā, वृन्दा): defined in 8 categories.
Lalitam (ललितम्): defined in 2 categories.
Lalita (ललित): defined in 17 categories.
Da (द, dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ramati (रमति): defined in 2 categories.
Ramat (रमत्): defined in 1 categories.
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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: “iyaṃ dhatte dhīre malayajasamīre na ca mudaṃ”
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- dhatte -
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√dhā (verb class 3)[present middle third single]
- dhīre -
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dhīra (noun, masculine)[locative single]dhīra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dhīrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- malayaja -
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malayaja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]malayaja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- samīre -
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samīra (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mudam -
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muda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]muda (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mudā (noun, feminine)[adverb]mud (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “na padmānāṃ vṛnde lalitamakarande'pi ramate”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- padmānām -
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padma (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]padma (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]padmā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- vṛnde -
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vṛnda (noun, masculine)[locative single]vṛnda (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vṛndā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- lalitam -
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lalitam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]lalita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lalita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lalitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√lal -> lalita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √lal]√lal -> lalita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √lal]√lal -> lalitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √lal]√lal -> lalita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √lal class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lal]√lal -> lalita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √lal class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lal class 1 verb], [nominative single from √lal], [accusative single from √lal]
- akaran -
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√kṛ (verb class 1)[imperfect active third plural]
- de' -
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da (noun, masculine)[locative single]da (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dā (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- ramate -
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ramati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ramati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√ram -> ramat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √ram class 1 verb]√ram -> ramat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √ram class 1 verb]√ram (verb class 1)[present middle third 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 6098 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.