Sanskrit quote nr. 1115 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अधिश्रीरुद्याने त्वमसि भवतः पल्लवचयो धुरीणः कल्याणे तव जगति शाखा श्रमहरा ।
मुदे पुष्पोल्लेखः फलमपि च तुष्ट्यै तनभृतां रसाल त्वां तस्माच् छ्रयति शतशः कोकिलकुलम् ॥

adhiśrīrudyāne tvamasi bhavataḥ pallavacayo dhurīṇaḥ kalyāṇe tava jagati śākhā śramaharā |
mude puṣpollekhaḥ phalamapi ca tuṣṭyai tanabhṛtāṃ rasāla tvāṃ tasmāc chrayati śataśaḥ kokilakulam ||

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.

Adhishri (adhisri, adhiśrī, अधिश्री): defined in 1 categories.
Udyana (udyāna, उद्यान): defined in 14 categories.
Tva (त्व, tvā, त्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Asi (asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Pallava (पल्लव): defined in 18 categories.
Caya (चय): defined in 10 categories.
Dhurina (dhurīṇa, धुरीण): defined in 5 categories.
Kalyana (kalyāṇa, कल्याण): defined in 18 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Jagati (jagatī, जगती): defined in 16 categories.
Shakha (sakha, śākhā, शाखा): defined in 20 categories.
Shrama (srama, śrama, श्रम): defined in 9 categories.
Hara (harā, हरा): defined in 18 categories.
Mud (मुद्): defined in 5 categories.
Muda (मुद, mudā, मुदा): defined in 12 categories.
Pushpa (puspa, puṣpa, पुष्प, puṣpā, पुष्पा): defined in 16 categories.
Ullekha (उल्लेख): defined in 8 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Tushti (tusti, tuṣṭi, तुष्टि): defined in 12 categories.
Tana (तन): defined in 16 categories.
Bhrit (bhrt, bhṛt, भृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhrita (bhrta, bhṛtā, भृता): defined in 5 categories.
Rasala (rasāla, रसाल): defined in 13 categories.
Shatashah (satasah, śataśaḥ, शतशः): defined in 1 categories.
Kokila (कोकिल): defined in 14 categories.
Kula (कुल): defined in 22 categories.

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

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: “adhiśrīrudyāne tvamasi bhavataḥ pallavacayo dhurīṇaḥ kalyāṇe tava jagati śākhā śramaharā”
adhiśrīr -
adhiśrī (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

adhiśrī (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
udyāne -
udyāna (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
asi -
asi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

asi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

asī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active second single]
bhavataḥ -
bhavat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third dual]
pallava -
pallava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pallava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cayo* -
caya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dhurīṇaḥ -
dhurīṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kalyāṇe -
kalyāṇa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kalyāṇa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
tava -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]
jagati -
jagatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

jagat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
śākhā -
śākhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
śrama -
śrama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
harā -
harā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “mude puṣpollekhaḥ phalamapi ca tuṣṭyai tanabhṛtāṃ rasāla tvāṃ tasmāc chrayati śataśaḥ kokilakulam”
mude -
mud (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

muda (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

muda (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

mudā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
puṣpo -
puṣpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

puṣpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

puṣpā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ullekhaḥ -
ullekha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
phalam -
phala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

phala (noun, neuter)

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

phalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tuṣṭyai -
tuṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[dative single]
tana -
tana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√tan (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
bhṛtām -
bhṛt (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

bhṛt (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

bhṛtā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√bhṛ (verb class 2)

[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
rasāla -
rasāla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rasāla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tvām -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
tasmāc -
Cannot analyse chrayati*śa
śataśaḥ -
śataśaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kokila -
kokila (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
kulam -
kula (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kula (noun, neuter)

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

kulā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

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 1115 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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Last Updated: 24 April, 2019