Sanskrit quote nr. 8646 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कमलं भवनं रजोऽङ्गरागो ।
मधु पानं मधुराः प्रियाप्रलापाः ॥kamalaṃ bhavanaṃ rajo'ṅgarāgo |
madhu pānaṃ madhurāḥ priyāpralāpāḥ ||
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.
Kamala (कमल): defined in 22 categories.
Bhavana (भवन): defined in 27 categories.
Raja (रज): defined in 16 categories.
Rajas (रजस्): defined in 14 categories.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Ra (र, rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Agu (अगु): defined in 5 categories.
Madhu (मधु): defined in 19 categories.
Pana (pāna, पान): defined in 20 categories.
Madhura (मधुर, madhurā, मधुरा): defined in 18 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (priyā, प्रिया): defined in 11 categories.
Pralapa (pralāpa, प्रलाप): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha)
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: “kamalaṃ bhavanaṃ rajo'ṅgarāgo”
- kamalam -
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kamala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kamala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kamalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhavanam -
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bhavana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhavana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- rajo' -
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rajas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rajas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]raja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aṅga -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√aṅg (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- rā -
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ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ago -
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ago (noun, feminine)[compound]agu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]agu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “madhu pānaṃ madhurāḥ priyāpralāpāḥ”
- madhu -
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madhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]madhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pānam -
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pāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- madhurāḥ -
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madhura (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]madhurā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- priyā -
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prī (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]prī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]priyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pralāpāḥ -
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pralāpa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative 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 8646 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.