Sanskrit quote nr. 1167 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अध्वन्यध्वनि भूरुहः फलबृतो नम्रानुपेक्ष्यादराद् दूरादुन्नतिसंश्रयव्यसनिनः पान्थस्य मुग्धात्मनः ।
यन्मूलं समुपागतस्य मधुरच्छायाफलैः का कथा शीर्णेनापि हि नोपयोगमगमत् पर्णेन तालद्रुमः ॥

adhvanyadhvani bhūruhaḥ phalabṛto namrānupekṣyādarād dūrādunnatisaṃśrayavyasaninaḥ pānthasya mugdhātmanaḥ |
yanmūlaṃ samupāgatasya madhuracchāyāphalaiḥ kā kathā śīrṇenāpi hi nopayogamagamat parṇena tāladrumaḥ ||

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.

Adhvan (अध्वन्): defined in 9 categories.
Adhvanya (अध्वन्य): defined in 2 categories.
Bhuruh (bhūruh, भूरुह्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhuruha (bhūruha, भूरुह): defined in 5 categories.
Namra (नम्र): defined in 9 categories.
Upekshya (upeksya, upekṣya, उपेक्ष्य): defined in 2 categories.
Ara (अर): defined in 18 categories.
Durat (dūrāt, दूरात्): defined in 1 categories.
Dura (dūra, दूर): defined in 13 categories.
Samshraya (samsraya, saṃśraya, संश्रय): defined in 5 categories.
Vyasanin (व्यसनिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Pantha (pāntha, पान्थ): defined in 5 categories.
Mugdhatman (mugdhātman, मुग्धात्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Samupagata (samupāgata, समुपागत): defined in 4 categories.
Madhu (मधु): defined in 19 categories.
Madhus (मधुस्): defined in 1 categories.
Accha (अच्छ): defined in 9 categories.
Acchaya (acchāya, अच्छाय, acchāyā, अच्छाया): defined in 3 categories.
Aphala (अफल): defined in 7 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Katha (kathā, कथा): defined in 12 categories.
Shirna (sirna, śīrṇa, शीर्ण): defined in 7 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Upayoga (उपयोग): defined in 6 categories.
Parna (parṇa, पर्ण): defined in 9 categories.
Taladruma (tāladruma, तालद्रुम): defined in 3 categories.

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

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: “adhvanyadhvani bhūruhaḥ phalabṛto namrānupekṣyādarād dūrādunnatisaṃśrayavyasaninaḥ pānthasya mugdhātmanaḥ”
adhvanya -
adhvanya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

adhvan (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
adhvani -
adhvan (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
bhūruhaḥ -
bhūruh (noun, masculine)

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

bhūruha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse phalabṛto*na
namrān -
namra (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
upekṣyād -
upekṣya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

upekṣya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
arād -
ara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√rā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]

√rās (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
dūrād -
dūrāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dūra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

dūra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
unnati -
unnati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
saṃśraya -
saṃśraya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vyasaninaḥ -
vyasanin (noun, masculine)

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

vyasanin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
pānthasya -
pāntha (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
mugdhātmanaḥ -
mugdhātman (noun, masculine)

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

mugdhātman (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “yanmūlaṃ samupāgatasya madhuracchāyāphalaiḥ kā kathā śīrṇenāpi hi nopayogamagamat parṇena tāladrumaḥ”
yanmūlam -
yanmūla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

yanmūla (noun, neuter)

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

yanmūlā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
samupāgatasya -
samupāgata (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

samupāgata (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
madhur -
madhus (noun, neuter)

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

madhu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
acchāyā -
acchāya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

acchāya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

accha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

accha (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

acchāyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aphalaiḥ -
aphala (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

aphala (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
kā -
kā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

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

[nominative single]
śīrṇenā -
śīrṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

śīrṇa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√śṝ -> śīrṇa (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √śṝ class 9 verb]

√śṝ -> śīrṇa (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √śṝ class 9 verb]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
no -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

nu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
upayogam -
upayoga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
agamat -
√gam (verb class 1)

[aorist active third single]

√gam (verb class 2)

[aorist active third single]

√gam (verb class 3)

[aorist active third single]
parṇena -
parṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

parṇa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
tāladrumaḥ -
tāladruma (noun, masculine)

[nominative 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 1167 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