Sanskrit quote nr. 1062 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधरे मधुरा सरस्वतीयं ननु कर्णे मणिकर्णिकाप्रवाहः ।
शिरसि प्रतिभाति चारुवेणी कथमेणीनयना न तीर्थराजः ॥adhare madhurā sarasvatīyaṃ nanu karṇe maṇikarṇikāpravāhaḥ |
śirasi pratibhāti cāruveṇī kathameṇīnayanā na tīrtharājaḥ ||
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.
Adhara (अधर, adharā, अधरा): defined in 17 categories.
Madhura (madhurā, मधुरा): defined in 18 categories.
Sarasvat (सरस्वत्): defined in 2 categories.
Sarasvati (sarasvatī, सरस्वती): defined in 21 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Nanu (ननु): defined in 8 categories.
Karna (karṇa, कर्ण): defined in 22 categories.
Karni (karṇi, कर्णि): defined in 5 categories.
Manikarnika (maṇikarṇikā, मणिकर्णिका): defined in 3 categories.
Prava (प्रव, pravā, प्रवा): defined in 2 categories.
Shiras (siras, śiras, शिरस्): defined in 15 categories.
Pratibha (प्रतिभ, pratibhā, प्रतिभा): defined in 8 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Caruveni (cāruveṇī, चारुवेणी): defined in 1 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Eninayana (eṇīnayana, एणीनयन, eṇīnayanā, एणीनयना): defined in 1 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Tirtha (tīrtha, तीर्थ): defined in 15 categories.
Raja (rāja, राज): defined in 16 categories.
Raj (rāj, राज्): defined in 4 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: “adhare madhurā sarasvatīyaṃ nanu karṇe maṇikarṇikāpravāhaḥ”
- adhare -
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adhara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]adhara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]adharā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dhṛ (verb class 1)[imperfect middle first single]
- madhurā -
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madhurā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sarasvatī -
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sarasvatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]sarasvat (noun, masculine)[locative single]sarasvat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- nanu -
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nanu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- karṇe -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]karṇi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- maṇikarṇikā -
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maṇikarṇikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pravā -
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prava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pravā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ahaḥ -
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ahan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ahar (noun, neuter)[adverb]√has (verb class 1)[aorist active second single]
- Line 2: “śirasi pratibhāti cāruveṇī kathameṇīnayanā na tīrtharājaḥ”
- śirasi -
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śiras (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- pratibhā -
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pratibha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pratibha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pratibhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- cāruveṇī -
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cāruveṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- eṇīnayanā* -
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eṇīnayana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]eṇīnayanā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tīrtha -
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tīrtha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rājaḥ -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]rāj (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]rāj (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive 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 1062 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.