Sanskrit quote nr. 1556 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनेन तनुमद्यया मुखरनूपुराराविणा नवाम्बुरुहकोमलेन चरणेन संभावितः ।
अशोक यदि सद्य एव कुसुमैर्न संपत्स्यसे वृथा वहसि दोहदं ललितकामिसाधारणम् ॥

anena tanumadyayā mukharanūpurārāviṇā navāmburuhakomalena caraṇena saṃbhāvitaḥ |
aśoka yadi sadya eva kusumairna saṃpatsyase vṛthā vahasi dohadaṃ lalitakāmisādhāraṇam ||

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.
Tanumat (तनुमत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Mukhara (मुखर): defined in 12 categories.
Nupura (nūpura, नूपुर): defined in 10 categories.
Aravin (ārāvin, आराविन्): defined in 1 categories.
Navambu (navāmbu, नवाम्बु): defined in 1 categories.
Ruhaka (रुहक): defined in 2 categories.
Uma (उम): defined in 19 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Carana (caraṇa, चरण): defined in 24 categories.
Sambhavita (sambhāvita, सम्भावित): defined in 7 categories.
Ashoka (asoka, aśoka, अशोक): defined in 20 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Sadyah (sadyaḥ, सद्यः): defined in 2 categories.
Sadya (सद्य): defined in 1 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Kusuma (कुसुम): defined in 16 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Sampad (सम्पद्): defined in 11 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Vritha (vrtha, vṛthā, वृथा): defined in 12 categories.
Vahas (वहस्): defined in 1 categories.
Dohada (दोहद): defined in 7 categories.
Lalitaka (ललितक): defined in 2 categories.
Amin (अमिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Sadharanam (sādhāraṇam, साधारणम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sadharana (sādhāraṇa, साधारण): defined in 16 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, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Jain philosophy, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Dhanurveda (science of warfare)

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 tanumadyayā mukharanūpurārāviṇā navāmburuhakomalena caraṇena saṃbhāvitaḥ”
anena -
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]
tanumad -
tanumat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

tanumat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
yayā -
yā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
mukhara -
mukhara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mukhara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nūpurā -
nūpura (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nūpura (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ārāviṇā -
ārāvin (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ārāvin (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
navāmbu -
navāmbu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ruhako -
ruhaka (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

√u (verb class 1)

[perfect active first plural]

√u (verb class 2)

[perfect active first plural]

√u (verb class 5)

[perfect active first plural]
lena -
la (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
caraṇena -
caraṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

caraṇa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
sambhāvitaḥ -
sambhāvita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “aśoka yadi sadya eva kusumairna saṃpatsyase vṛthā vahasi dohadaṃ lalitakāmisādhāraṇam”
aśoka -
aśoka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aśoka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yadi -
yadi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
sadya* -
sadyaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sadya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kusumair -
kusuma (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

kusuma (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sampat -
sampad (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
sya -
si (noun, feminine)

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

sya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sā (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
ase -
asi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
vṛthā -
vṛthā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vahasi -
vahas (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√vah (verb class 1)

[present active second single]
dohadam -
dohada (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
lalitakā -
lalitaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ami -
amin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

amin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
sādhāraṇam -
sādhāraṇam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sādhāraṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sādhāraṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 1556 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