Sanskrit quote nr. 151 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अक्षोठशुण्ठिमरिचार्द्रकदाडिमत्वक् कुस्तुम्बुरूलवणतैलसुसंस्कृतान् यः ।
मत्स्यान् सुशीतसितभक्ततले दधाति स ब्रह्मलोकमधिगच्छति पुण्यकर्मा ॥

akṣoṭhaśuṇṭhimaricārdrakadāḍimatvak kustumburūlavaṇatailasusaṃskṛtān yaḥ |
matsyān suśītasitabhaktatale dadhāti sa brahmalokamadhigacchati puṇyakarmā ||

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.
Shunthi (sunthi, śuṇṭhi, शुण्ठि): defined in 6 categories.
Ari (अरि): defined in 17 categories.
Arin (अरिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Ardraka (ārdraka, आर्द्रक): defined in 9 categories.
Dadima (dāḍima, दाडिम): defined in 15 categories.
Tvac (त्वच्): defined in 9 categories.
Kustumburu (कुस्तुम्बुरु): defined in 5 categories.
Lavanata (lavaṇatā, लवणता): defined in 1 categories.
Aila (ऐल): defined in 6 categories.
Susamskrita (susamskrta, susaṃskṛta, सुसंस्कृत): defined in 3 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Matsya (मत्स्य): defined in 19 categories.
Sushita (susita, suśīta, सुशीत): defined in 3 categories.
Sita (सित): defined in 23 categories.
Bhakta (भक्त): defined in 13 categories.
Tala (तल, talā, तला): defined in 25 categories.
Brahmaloka (ब्रह्मलोक): defined in 10 categories.
Gacchat (गच्छत्): defined in 2 categories.
Punyakarman (puṇyakarman, पुण्यकर्मन्): defined in 7 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), Prakrit, Pali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Gitashastra (science of music), Samkhya (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: “akṣoṭhaśuṇṭhimaricārdrakadāḍimatvak kustumburūlavaṇatailasusaṃskṛtān yaḥ”
akṣo -
akṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

akṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

akṣu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√akṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ūṭha -
√uṭh (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
śuṇṭhim -
śuṇṭhi (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ari -
ari (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ari (noun, neuter)

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

ari (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

arin (noun, neuter)

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

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ārdraka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dāḍima -
dāḍima (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dāḍima (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tvak -
tvac (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
kustumburū -
kustumburu (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
lavaṇatai -
lavaṇatā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

aila (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
susaṃskṛtān -
susaṃskṛta (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
yaḥ -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “matsyān suśītasitabhaktatale dadhāti sa brahmalokamadhigacchati puṇyakarmā”
matsyān -
matsya (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
suśīta -
suśīta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

suśīta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sita -
sita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√sā -> sita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √sā class 4 verb]

√sā -> sita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √sā class 4 verb]

√si -> sita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √si class 5 verb], [vocative single from √si class 9 verb]

√si -> sita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √si class 5 verb], [vocative single from √si class 9 verb]
bhakta -
bhakta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhakta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tale -
tala (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

tala (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

talā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√tal (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
dadhāti -
√dhā (verb class 3)

[present active third single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
brahmalokam -
brahmaloka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
adhi -
adhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

adhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

adhi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
gacchati -
gacchat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

gacchat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√gam (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
puṇyakarmā -
puṇyakarman (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 151 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: 20 April, 2019