Sanskrit quote nr. 9099 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कविः करोति पद्यानि लालयत्युत्तमो जनः ।
तरुः प्रसूते पुष्पाणि मरुद् वहति सौरभम् ॥kaviḥ karoti padyāni lālayatyuttamo janaḥ |
taruḥ prasūte puṣpāṇi marud vahati saurabham ||
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.
Kavi (कवि): defined in 15 categories.
Padya (पद्य): defined in 10 categories.
Uttama (उत्तम): defined in 21 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Janas (जनस्): defined in 1 categories.
Taru (तरु): defined in 14 categories.
Tarus (तरुस्): defined in 1 categories.
Prasuta (prasūta, प्रसूत, prasūtā, प्रसूता): defined in 7 categories.
Prasuti (prasūti, प्रसूति): defined in 10 categories.
Pushpa (puspa, puṣpa, पुष्प): defined in 16 categories.
Marut (मरुत्): defined in 11 categories.
Vahat (वहत्): defined in 1 categories.
Vahati (vahatī, वहती): defined in 3 categories.
Saurabha (सौरभ): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ayurveda (science of life), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “kaviḥ karoti padyāni lālayatyuttamo janaḥ”
- kaviḥ -
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kavi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kavi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- karoti -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third single]
- padyāni -
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padya (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- lālayatyu -
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√lal -> lālayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √lal]√lal -> lālayat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √lal], [vocative dual from √lal], [accusative dual from √lal], [locative single from √lal]√lal (verb class 0)[present active third single]
- uttamo* -
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uttama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- janaḥ -
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janas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]jana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “taruḥ prasūte puṣpāṇi marud vahati saurabham”
- taruḥ -
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tarus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]taru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]taru (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- prasūte -
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prasūta (noun, masculine)[locative single]prasūta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]prasūtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]prasūti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- puṣpāṇi -
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puṣpa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- marud -
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marut (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]marut (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- vahati -
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vahati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vahatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vahat (noun, feminine)[locative single]√vah -> vahat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vah class 1 verb]√vah -> vahat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vah class 1 verb]√vah (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- saurabham -
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saurabha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saurabha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saurabhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 9099 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.