Sanskrit quote nr. 6201 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इह विकसदशोकास्तोकपुष्पोपकारैर् ।
अयमतिशयरक्तः सक्तसुस्निग्धभावः ॥iha vikasadaśokāstokapuṣpopakārair |
ayamatiśayaraktaḥ saktasusnigdhabhāvaḥ ||
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.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Atishaya (atisaya, atiśaya, अतिशय): defined in 12 categories.
Raktri (raktr, raktṛ, रक्तृ): defined in 1 categories.
Rakta (रक्त): defined in 19 categories.
Susnigdha (सुस्निग्ध): defined in 1 categories.
Bhava (bhāva, भाव): defined in 31 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Jain philosophy, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Buddhist philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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 vikasadaśokāstokapuṣpopakārair”
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Cannot analyse vikasadaśokāstokapuṣpopakārair
- Line 2: “ayamatiśayaraktaḥ saktasusnigdhabhāvaḥ”
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- atiśaya -
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atiśaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atiśaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- raktaḥ -
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raktṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]rakta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √rag class 1 verb]√raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √raj class 4 verb]√rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
- sakta -
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sakta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sakta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sag -> sakta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sag class 1 verb]√sag -> sakta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sag class 1 verb]√saj -> sakta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √saj class 1 verb]√saj -> sakta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √saj class 1 verb]√sañj -> sakta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sañj class 1 verb]√sañj -> sakta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sañj class 1 verb]
- susnigdha -
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susnigdha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]susnigdha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāvaḥ -
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bhāva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√bhā (verb class 2)[present active first dual]
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 6201 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.