Sanskrit quote nr. 7697 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकैकस्य यदादाय पुष्पस्य मधु संचितम् ।
किंचिन् मधुकरीवर्गैस् तदप्यश्नन्ति निर्घृणाः ॥ekaikasya yadādāya puṣpasya madhu saṃcitam |
kiṃcin madhukarīvargais tadapyaśnanti nirghṛṇāḥ ||
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.
Yada (yadā, यदा): defined in 5 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ada (अद): defined in 9 categories.
Pushpa (puspa, puṣpa, पुष्प): defined in 16 categories.
Madhu (मधु): defined in 19 categories.
Sancita (sañcita, सञ्चित): defined in 11 categories.
Madhukari (madhukarī, मधुकरी): defined in 7 categories.
Madhukarin (मधुकरिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Varga (वर्ग): defined in 12 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Ashnat (asnat, aśnat, अश्नत्): defined in 1 categories.
Nirghrina (nirghrna, nirghṛṇa, निर्घृण, nirghṛṇā, निर्घृणा): defined in 6 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: “ekaikasya yadādāya puṣpasya madhu saṃcitam”
- ekaikasya -
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ekaika (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ekaika (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- yadā -
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yadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yadā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- adāya -
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ada (noun, masculine)[dative single]ada (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- puṣpasya -
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puṣpa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]puṣpa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- madhu -
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madhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]madhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sañcitam -
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sañcita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sañcita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sañcitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “kiṃcin madhukarīvargais tadapyaśnanti nirghṛṇāḥ”
- kiñcin -
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kiñcid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- madhukarī -
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madhukarī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]madhukarin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vargais -
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varga (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- aśnanti -
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aśnat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nirghṛṇāḥ -
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nirghṛṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nirghṛṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 7697 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.