Sanskrit quote nr. 1462 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनुदुनमनुरक्तः पद्मिनीचक्रवाले नवपरिमलमाद्यच्चञ्चरीकानुकर्षी ।
कलितमधुरपद्मः कोऽपि गम्भीरवेदी जयति मिहिरकन्याकूलवन्याकरीन्द्रः ॥

anudunamanuraktaḥ padminīcakravāle navaparimalamādyaccañcarīkānukarṣī |
kalitamadhurapadmaḥ ko'pi gambhīravedī jayati mihirakanyākūlavanyākarīndraḥ ||

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.

Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Du (dū, दू): defined in 9 categories.
Namat (नमत्): defined in 2 categories.
Akta (अक्त): defined in 6 categories.
Padmin (पद्मिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Padmini (padminī, पद्मिनी): defined in 12 categories.
Cakravala (cakravāla, चक्रवाल): defined in 6 categories.
Nava (नव): defined in 16 categories.
Parimala (परिमल): defined in 9 categories.
Adi (ādi, आदि): defined in 14 categories.
Adya (ādya, आद्य): defined in 11 categories.
Adin (ādin, आदिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Cancarika (cañcarīka, चञ्चरीक): defined in 2 categories.
Uka (उक): defined in 6 categories.
Rishi (rsi, ṛṣi, ऋषि): defined in 16 categories.
Kalita (कलित): defined in 8 categories.
Adhura (अधुर): defined in 4 categories.
Padma (पद्म): defined in 26 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Gambhiravedin (gambhīravedin, गम्भीरवेदिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Jayat (जयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Mihira (मिहिर): defined in 5 categories.
Kani (kanī, कनी): defined in 6 categories.
Kanya (kanyā, कन्या): defined in 15 categories.
Kulavat (kūlavat, कूलवत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Karindra (karīndra, करीन्द्र): defined in 2 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), India history, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy)

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: “anudunamanuraktaḥ padminīcakravāle navaparimalamādyaccañcarīkānukarṣī”
anu -
anu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anu (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

anu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

anu (noun, neuter)

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

anu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
du -
dū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
naman -
namat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√nam -> namat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √nam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nam class 1 verb]
ur -
u (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
aktaḥ -
akta (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [nominative single]

padmin (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
cakravāle -
cakravāla (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

cakravāla (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
nava -
nava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√nu (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
parimalam -
parimala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ādya -
ādi (noun, masculine)

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

ādi (noun, neuter)

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

ādi (noun, feminine)

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

ādya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ādya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ādin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

ādin (noun, neuter)

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

√ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √ad]

√ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √ad]

√ad -> ādya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √ad]

√ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √ad]

√ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √ad]
ac -
ad (noun, masculine)

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

ad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
cañcarīkān -
cañcarīka (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ukar -
uka (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ṛṣī -
ṛṣi (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “kalitamadhurapadmaḥ ko'pi gambhīravedī jayati mihirakanyākūlavanyākarīndraḥ”
kalitam -
kalita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kalita (noun, neuter)

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

kalitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kal -> kalita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kal class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kal class 10 verb]

√kal -> kalita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kal class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kal class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kal class 10 verb], [accusative single from √kal class 10 verb]
adhura -
adhura (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

adhura (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
padmaḥ -
padma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ko' -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ku (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
gambhīravedī -
gambhīravedin (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

jayat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jayat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√ji -> jayat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √ji class 1 verb]

√ji -> jayat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √ji class 1 verb]

√ji (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
mihira -
mihira (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
kanyā -
kanī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

kanyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kūlavan -
kūlavat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
yā -
yā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
karīndraḥ -
karīndra (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 1462 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