Sanskrit quote nr. 1268 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनलंकृतोऽपि माधव हरसि मनो मे सदा प्रसभम् ।
किं पुनरलंकृतस्त्वं संप्रति नखरक्षतैस्तस्याः ॥analaṃkṛto'pi mādhava harasi mano me sadā prasabham |
kiṃ punaralaṃkṛtastvaṃ saṃprati nakharakṣataistasyāḥ ||
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.
Analam (अनलम्): defined in 3 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Madhava (mādhava, माधव): defined in 16 categories.
Haras (हरस्): defined in 2 categories.
Mana (मन): defined in 24 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Prasabham (प्रसभम्): defined in 1 categories.
Prasabha (प्रसभ): defined in 3 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Punar (पुनर्): defined in 4 categories.
Alankrita (alankrta, alaṅkṛta, अलङ्कृत): defined in 7 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Nakhara (नखर): defined in 6 categories.
Kshata (ksata, kṣata, क्षत): defined in 10 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: “analaṃkṛto'pi mādhava harasi mano me sadā prasabham”
- analaṅ -
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analam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kṛto' -
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kṛt (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]kṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- mādhava -
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mādhava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mādhava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- harasi -
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haras (noun, neuter)[locative single]√hṛ (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- mano* -
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manas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- sadā -
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sadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- prasabham -
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prasabham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]prasabha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “kiṃ punaralaṃkṛtastvaṃ saṃprati nakharakṣataistasyāḥ”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- punar -
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punar (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]punar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- alaṅkṛtas -
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alaṅkṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- samprati -
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samprati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- nakhara -
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nakhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nakhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣatais -
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kṣata (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]kṣata (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√kṣan -> kṣata (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √kṣan class 8 verb]√kṣan -> kṣata (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √kṣan class 8 verb]
- tasyāḥ -
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sā (noun, feminine)[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 1268 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.