Sanskrit quote nr. 6185 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इह मधुपवधूनां पीतमल्लीमधूनां ।
विलसति कमनीयः काकलीसंप्रदायः ॥iha madhupavadhūnāṃ pītamallīmadhūnāṃ |
vilasati kamanīyaḥ kākalīsaṃpradāyaḥ ||
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.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Madhupa (मधुप): defined in 4 categories.
Vadhu (वधु, vadhū, वधू): defined in 9 categories.
Pita (pīta, पीत): defined in 21 categories.
Malli (मल्लि): defined in 8 categories.
Madhu (मधु): defined in 19 categories.
Vilasat (विलसत्): defined in 2 categories.
Kamaniya (kamanīya, कमनीय): defined in 6 categories.
Kakali (kākali, काकलि, kākalī, काकली): defined in 3 categories.
Sampradaya (sampradāya, सम्प्रदाय): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Jain 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: “iha madhupavadhūnāṃ pītamallīmadhūnāṃ”
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- madhupa -
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madhupa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]madhupa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vadhūnām -
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vadhu (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]vadhū (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- pīta -
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pīta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pīta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√pā -> pīta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √pā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pīta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √pā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pīta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √pā class 3 verb]√pā -> pīta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √pā class 3 verb]√pai -> pīta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √pai class 1 verb]√pai -> pīta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √pai class 1 verb]√pi -> pīta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √pi class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pi class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pi class 3 verb]√pi -> pīta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √pi class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pi class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pi class 3 verb]√pī -> pīta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √pī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pī class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pī class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pī class 4 verb]√pī -> pīta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √pī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pī class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pī class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pī class 4 verb]√pī (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- mallī -
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malli (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]malli (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- madhūnām -
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madhu (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]madhu (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “vilasati kamanīyaḥ kākalīsaṃpradāyaḥ”
- vilasati -
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vilasat (noun, masculine)[locative single]vilasat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kamanīyaḥ -
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kamanīya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kam -> kamanīya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kam class 1 verb]
- kākalī -
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kākalī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kākali (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- sampradāyaḥ -
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sampradāya (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 6185 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.