Sanskrit quote nr. 150 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अक्षेष्वियं व्यसनिता हृदये यदेते रागो घनो मधुमदोत्कटमाननं च ।
पद्मस्तथापि परमास्पदमेव लक्ष्म्यास् तद्दैन्यमेव किल दुर्भगता यदेभिः ॥akṣeṣviyaṃ vyasanitā hṛdaye yadete rāgo ghano madhumadotkaṭamānanaṃ ca |
padmastathāpi paramāspadameva lakṣmyās taddainyameva kila durbhagatā yadebhiḥ ||
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.
Aksha (aksa, akṣa, अक्ष): defined in 15 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Vyasanita (vyasanitā, व्यसनिता): defined in 1 categories.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय, hṛdayā, हृदया): defined in 16 categories.
Yada (yadā, यदा): defined in 5 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ita (इत, itā, इता): defined in 6 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Raga (rāga, राग): defined in 26 categories.
Ghana (घन): defined in 22 categories.
Madhumada (मधुमद): defined in 1 categories.
Utkata (utkaṭa, उत्कट): defined in 10 categories.
Anana (ānana, आनन): defined in 14 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Padma (पद्म): defined in 26 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Parama (परम, paramā, परमा): defined in 16 categories.
Aspada (āspada, आस्पद): defined in 11 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Lakshmi (laksmi, lakṣmī, लक्ष्मी): defined in 20 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Dainya (दैन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Kila (किल): defined in 16 categories.
Durbhaga (दुर्भग): defined in 8 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Gitashastra (science of music), Yoga (school of philosophy), Tamil, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), 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: “akṣeṣviyaṃ vyasanitā hṛdaye yadete rāgo ghano madhumadotkaṭamānanaṃ ca”
- akṣeṣvi -
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akṣa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]akṣa (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- vyasanitā* -
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vyasanitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hṛdaye -
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hṛdaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]hṛdaya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]hṛdayā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yade -
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yadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yadā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single], [dative single]
- ite -
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ita (noun, masculine)[locative single]ita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]itā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]iti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present middle third single]
- rāgo* -
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rāga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ghano* -
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ghana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- madhumado -
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madhumada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- utkaṭam -
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utkaṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]utkaṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]utkaṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ānanam -
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ānana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “padmastathāpi paramāspadameva lakṣmyās taddainyameva kila durbhagatā yadebhiḥ”
- padmas -
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padma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- paramā -
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parama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]parama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]paramā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āspadam -
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āspada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lakṣmyās -
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lakṣmī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dainyam -
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dainya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kila -
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kila (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kil (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- durbhaga -
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durbhaga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]durbhaga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tā* -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- yade -
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yadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yadā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single], [dative single]
- ibhiḥ -
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i (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
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 150 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.