Sanskrit quote nr. 1053 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अधरममृतं कः संदेहो मधुन्यपि नान्यथा मधुरमधिकं द्राक्षायाश्च प्रसन्नरसं फलम् ।
सकृदपि पुनर्मध्यस्थः सन् रसान्तरविज्जनो वदतु यदिहान्यत् स्वादु स्यात् प्रियादशनच्छदात् ॥

adharamamṛtaṃ kaḥ saṃdeho madhunyapi nānyathā madhuramadhikaṃ drākṣāyāśca prasannarasaṃ phalam |
sakṛdapi punarmadhyasthaḥ san rasāntaravijjano vadatu yadihānyat svādu syāt priyādaśanacchadāt ||

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.

Adhara (अधर): defined in 17 categories.
Amrita (amrta, amṛta, अमृत): defined in 20 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Madhu (मधु): defined in 19 categories.
Madhuni (madhunī, मधुनी): defined in 1 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Atha (athā, अथा): defined in 7 categories.
Madhuram (मधुरम्): defined in 2 categories.
Madhura (मधुर): defined in 18 categories.
Adhikam (अधिकम्): defined in 2 categories.
Adhika (अधिक): defined in 11 categories.
Draksha (draksa, drākṣā, द्राक्षा): defined in 8 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Prasannarasa (प्रसन्नरस): defined in 1 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Punar (पुनर्): defined in 4 categories.
Madhyastha (मध्यस्थ): defined in 12 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Rasantara (rasāntara, रसान्तर): defined in 1 categories.
Vijja (विज्ज): defined in 4 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ha (ह): defined in 8 categories.
Hat (hāt, हात्): defined in 5 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Svadu (svādu, स्वादु): defined in 8 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 categories.
Ashan (asan, aśan, अशन्): defined in 4 categories.
Accha (अच्छ): defined in 9 categories.
Da (द): defined in 7 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Buddhism, Nepali, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Buddhist philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Kavya (poetry)

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: “adharamamṛtaṃ kaḥ saṃdeho madhunyapi nānyathā madhuramadhikaṃ drākṣāyāśca prasannarasaṃ phalam”
adharam -
adhara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

adhara (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]

√dhṛ (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
amṛtam -
amṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

amṛta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

amṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kaḥ -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sandeho* -
sandeha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
madhunya -
madhunī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

madhu (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
nānya -
na (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
athā -
athā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
madhuram -
madhuram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

madhura (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

madhura (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

madhurā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
adhikam -
adhikam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

adhika (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

adhika (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

adhikā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
drākṣāyāś -
drākṣā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
prasannarasam -
prasannarasa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prasannarasa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

prasannarasā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
phalam -
phala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

phala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

phalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “sakṛdapi punarmadhyasthaḥ san rasāntaravijjano vadatu yadihānyat svādu syāt priyādaśanacchadāt”
sakṛd -
sakṛt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sakṛt (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

sakṛt (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

sakṛt (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
punar -
punar (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

punar (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
madhyasthaḥ -
madhyastha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
san -
sat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
rasāntara -
rasāntara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vijja -
vijja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
no* -
na (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
vadatu -
√vad (verb class 1)

[imperative active third single]
yadi -
yadi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
hān -
ha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

√hā -> hāt (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √hā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hā class 1 verb]
yat -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
svādu -
svādu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

svādu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
syāt -
syāt (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

syāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[optative active third single]
priyād -
priya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

priya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
aśan -
aśan (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
accha -
accha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

accha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dāt -
da (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

da (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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This 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 1053 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.

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