Sanskrit quote nr. 736 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अत्रोद्याने मया दृष्टा वल्लरी पञ्चपल्लवा ।
पल्लवे पल्लवे ताम्रा यस्यां कुसुममञ्जरी ॥atrodyāne mayā dṛṣṭā vallarī pañcapallavā |
pallave pallave tāmrā yasyāṃ kusumamañjarī ||
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.
Atra (अत्र, atrā, अत्रा): defined in 5 categories.
Udyana (udyāna, उद्यान): defined in 14 categories.
Maya (मय, mayā, मया): defined in 29 categories.
Drishta (drsta, dṛṣṭa, दृष्ट, dṛṣṭā, दृष्टा): defined in 13 categories.
Vallari (वल्लरि, vallarī, वल्लरी): defined in 8 categories.
Panca (pañca, पञ्च): defined in 17 categories.
Palla (पल्ल): defined in 9 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Pallava (पल्लव): defined in 18 categories.
Tamra (tāmra, ताम्र, tāmrā, ताम्रा): defined in 14 categories.
Yasya (yasyā, यस्या): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Kusuma (कुसुम): defined in 16 categories.
Manjari (mañjarī, मञ्जरी): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “atrodyāne mayā dṛṣṭā vallarī pañcapallavā”
- atro -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]atrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- udyāne -
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udyāna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- mayā* -
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maya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dṛṣṭā* -
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dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- vallarī -
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vallarī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]vallari (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- pañca -
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pañca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pañca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√pañc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- palla -
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palla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√pall (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “pallave pallave tāmrā yasyāṃ kusumamañjarī”
- pallave -
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pallava (noun, masculine)[locative single]pallava (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- pallave -
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pallava (noun, masculine)[locative single]pallava (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- tāmrā* -
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tāmra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tāmrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yasyām -
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yasyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]yā (noun, feminine)[locative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[locative single]
- kusuma -
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kusuma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kusuma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mañjarī -
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mañjarī (noun, feminine)[compound], [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 736 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.