Sanskrit quote nr. 1428 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनुकूलवरपुरंध्रिषु पुरुषाणां बद्धमूलरागाणाम् ।
नयति मनो दुःशीलः कुसुमास्त्रो हीनपात्रेषु ॥

anukūlavarapuraṃdhriṣu puruṣāṇāṃ baddhamūlarāgāṇām |
nayati mano duḥśīlaḥ kusumāstro hīnapātreṣu ||

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.

Anukula (anukūla, अनुकूल): defined in 8 categories.
Vara (वर): defined in 23 categories.
Purandhri (पुरन्ध्रि): defined in 2 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Baddhamula (baddhamūla, बद्धमूल): defined in 3 categories.
Raga (rāga, राग, rāgā, रागा): defined in 26 categories.
Nayat (नयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Mana (मन): defined in 24 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Duhshila (duhsila, duḥśīla, दुःशील): defined in 9 categories.
Kusumastra (kusumāstra, कुसुमास्त्र): defined in 2 categories.
Hina (hīna, हीन): defined in 13 categories.
Patra (pātra, पात्र): defined in 20 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments)

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: “anukūlavarapuraṃdhriṣu puruṣāṇāṃ baddhamūlarāgāṇām
  • anukūla -
  • anukūla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anukūla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vara -
  • vara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • purandhriṣu -
  • purandhri (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • puruṣāṇām -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    puruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • baddhamūla -
  • baddhamūla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    baddhamūla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rāgāṇām -
  • rāga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    rāgā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “nayati mano duḥśīlaḥ kusumāstro hīnapātreṣu
  • nayati -
  • nayat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nayat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    nay -> nayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √nay class 1 verb]
    nay -> nayat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √nay class 1 verb]
    -> nayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> nayat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √ class 1 verb]
    nay (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • mano* -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • duḥśīlaḥ -
  • duḥśīla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kusumāstro* -
  • kusumāstra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hīna -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hīna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hīna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 3 verb]
  • pātreṣu -
  • pātra (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    pātra (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]

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 1428 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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