Sanskrit quote nr. 695 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अत्युज्ज्वलैरवयवैर्मृदुतां दधाना मुक्ता बलं वितरति स्मरदानदक्षा ।
स्निग्धाशाया गुरुगुणग्रथिता मनोज्ञा फीणी नवीनललनेव मुदं ददाति ॥atyujjvalairavayavairmṛdutāṃ dadhānā muktā balaṃ vitarati smaradānadakṣā |
snigdhāśāyā guruguṇagrathitā manojñā phīṇī navīnalalaneva mudaṃ dadāti ||
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.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Ujjvala (उज्ज्वल): defined in 15 categories.
Avayava (अवयव): defined in 15 categories.
Mriduta (mrduta, mṛdutā, मृदुता): defined in 3 categories.
Mukta (मुक्त, muktā, मुक्ता): defined in 22 categories.
Bala (बल): defined in 30 categories.
Vid (विद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vidh (विध्): defined in 1 categories.
Arati (अरति): defined in 16 categories.
Smarat (स्मरत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ksha (ksa, kṣā, क्षा): defined in 5 categories.
Snigdha (स्निग्ध, snigdhā, स्निग्धा): defined in 15 categories.
Asha (asa, āśā, आशा): defined in 17 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Grathita (ग्रथित, grathitā, ग्रथिता): defined in 6 categories.
Manojna (manojñā, मनोज्ञा): defined in 9 categories.
Navina (navīna, नवीन): defined in 9 categories.
Lalana (ललन, lalanā, ललना): defined in 12 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Mud (मुद्): defined in 5 categories.
Muda (मुद): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of 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: “atyujjvalairavayavairmṛdutāṃ dadhānā muktā balaṃ vitarati smaradānadakṣā”
- atyu -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ujjvalair -
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ujjvala (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ujjvala (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- avayavair -
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avayava (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- mṛdutām -
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mṛdutā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- dadhānā -
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- muktā* -
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mukta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]muktā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √muc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 1 verb]√muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √muc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √muc class 1 verb]√muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √muj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muj class 1 verb]√muj -> muktā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √muj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √muj class 1 verb]
- balam -
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bala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]balā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vit -
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vid (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vidh (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vidh (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- arati -
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arati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]arati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]arati (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- smarad -
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√smṛ -> smarat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
- ānad -
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√an (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣā -
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kṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “snigdhāśāyā guruguṇagrathitā manojñā phīṇī navīnalalaneva mudaṃ dadāti”
- snigdhā -
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snigdha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]snigdha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]snigdhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√snih -> snigdha (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative single from √snih class 4 verb]√snih -> snigdha (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative single from √snih class 4 verb]√snih -> snigdhā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √snih class 1 verb], [nominative single from √snih class 4 verb]
- āśāyā* -
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āśā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- guru -
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guru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]guru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- guṇa -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- grathitā* -
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grathita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]grathitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- manojñā -
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manojñā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse phīṇī*na
- navīna -
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navīna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]navīna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lalane -
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lalana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]lalana (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]lalanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- 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]
- dadāti -
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dadāti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√dā (verb class 3)[present active 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 695 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.