Sanskrit quote nr. 1552 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनेन कल्याणि मृणालकोमलं व्रतेन गात्रं ग्लपयस्यकारणम् ।
प्रसादमाकाङ्क्षति यस्तवोत्सुकः स किं त्वया दासजनः प्रसाद्यते ॥anena kalyāṇi mṛṇālakomalaṃ vratena gātraṃ glapayasyakāraṇam |
prasādamākāṅkṣati yastavotsukaḥ sa kiṃ tvayā dāsajanaḥ prasādyate ||
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.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Anena (अनेन): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kalyani (kalyāṇī, कल्याणी): defined in 12 categories.
Mrinalakomala (mrnalakomala, mṛṇālakomala, मृणालकोमल): defined in 1 categories.
Vrata (व्रत): defined in 15 categories.
Gatra (gātra, गात्र): defined in 10 categories.
Gla (ग्ल): defined in 3 categories.
Payas (पयस्): defined in 16 categories.
Payasya (पयस्य): defined in 5 categories.
Akaranam (akāraṇam, अकारणम्): defined in 3 categories.
Akarana (akāraṇa, अकारण): defined in 6 categories.
Prasada (prasāda, प्रसाद): defined in 22 categories.
Kankshat (kanksat, kāṅkṣat, काङ्क्षत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yasta (यस्त): defined in 1 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Utsuka (उत्सुक): defined in 7 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Tva (tvā, त्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Dasajana (dāsajana, दासजन): defined in 1 categories.
Prasadya (prasādya, प्रसाद्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Hinduism, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vastushastra (architecture), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), 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: “anena kalyāṇi mṛṇālakomalaṃ vratena gātraṃ glapayasyakāraṇam”
- anena -
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anena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anena (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ana (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kalyāṇi -
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kalyāṇī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]kalyāṇin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]kalyāṇin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- mṛṇālakomalam -
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mṛṇālakomala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mṛṇālakomala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mṛṇālakomalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vratena -
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vrata (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vrata (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- gātram -
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gātra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gātra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gātrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gla -
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gla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- payasya -
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payasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]payasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]payas (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√pay (verb class 1)[present active second single]√pi (verb class 1)[present active second single]√pī (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- akāraṇam -
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akāraṇam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]akāraṇam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]akāraṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akāraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akāraṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “prasādamākāṅkṣati yastavotsukaḥ sa kiṃ tvayā dāsajanaḥ prasādyate”
- prasādam -
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prasāda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- kāṅkṣati -
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kāṅkṣat (noun, masculine)[locative single]kāṅkṣat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√kāṅkṣ -> kāṅkṣat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kāṅkṣ class 1 verb]√kāṅkṣ -> kāṅkṣat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √kāṅkṣ class 1 verb]√kāṅkṣ (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- yasta -
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yasta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √yas class 4 verb]√yas -> yasta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √yas class 4 verb]
- vo -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- utsukaḥ -
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utsuka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tvayā -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
- dāsajanaḥ -
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dāsajana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prasādya -
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prasādya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prasādya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative 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 1552 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.