Sanskrit quote nr. 1185 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनङ्गतापप्रशमाय तस्य कदर्थ्यमाना मुहुरामृणालम् ।
मधौ मधौ नाकनदीनलिन्यो वरं वहन्तां शिशिरेऽनुरागम् ॥

anaṅgatāpapraśamāya tasya kadarthyamānā muhurāmṛṇālam |
madhau madhau nākanadīnalinyo varaṃ vahantāṃ śiśire'nurāgam ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Ananga (anaṅga, अनङ्ग): defined in 9 categories.
Tapa (tāpa, ताप): defined in 13 categories.
Prashama (prasama, praśama, प्रशम): defined in 7 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Muhur (मुहुर्): defined in 1 categories.
Amrina (amrna, āmṛṇa, आमृण, āmṛṇā, आमृणा): defined in 1 categories.
Alam (अलम्): defined in 9 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 11 categories.
Madhu (मधु): defined in 18 categories.
Nakanadi (nākanadī, नाकनदी): defined in 1 categories.
Nalini (nalinī, नलिनी): defined in 13 categories.
Varam (वरम्): defined in 7 categories.
Vara (वर): defined in 23 categories.
Shishira (sisira, śiśira, शिशिर, śiśirā, शिशिरा): defined in 12 categories.
Anuraga (anurāga, अनुराग): defined in 7 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Hindi, Tamil, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kavyashastra (science of 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: “anaṅgatāpapraśamāya tasya kadarthyamānā muhurāmṛṇālam
  • anaṅga -
  • anaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anaṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅg (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • tāpa -
  • tāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • praśamāya -
  • praśama (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Cannot analyse kadarthyamānā*mu
  • muhur -
  • muhur (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    muhur (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • āmṛṇā -
  • āmṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āmṛṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āmṛṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • alam -
  • alam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “madhau madhau nākanadīnalinyo varaṃ vahantāṃ śiśire'nurāgam
  • madhau -
  • madhu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • madhau -
  • madhu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • nākanadī -
  • nākanadī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • nalinyo* -
  • nalinī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • varam -
  • varam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vahantām -
  • vah (verb class 1)
    [imperative middle third plural]
  • śiśire' -
  • śiśira (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śiśira (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śiśirā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • anurāgam -
  • anurāga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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 1185 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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