Sanskrit quote nr. 163 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अखिलेषु विहंगेषु हन्त स्वच्छन्दचारिषु ।
शुक पञ्जरबन्धस्ते मधुराणां गिरां फलम् ॥akhileṣu vihaṃgeṣu hanta svacchandacāriṣu |
śuka pañjarabandhaste madhurāṇāṃ girāṃ phalam ||
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.
Akhila (अखिल): defined in 13 categories.
Vihanga (vihaṅga, विहङ्ग): defined in 7 categories.
Hanta (हन्त): defined in 7 categories.
Svacchandacarin (svacchandacārin, स्वच्छन्दचारिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Shuka (suka, śuka, शुक): defined in 18 categories.
Panjara (pañjara, पञ्जर): defined in 13 categories.
Bandha (बन्ध): defined in 21 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Madhura (मधुर, madhurā, मधुरा): defined in 18 categories.
Gir (गिर्): defined in 5 categories.
Gira (girā, गिरा): defined in 10 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vastushastra (architecture), Vedanta (school of philosophy), India history, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Jain philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “akhileṣu vihaṃgeṣu hanta svacchandacāriṣu”
- akhileṣu -
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akhila (noun, masculine)[locative plural]akhila (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- vihaṅgeṣu -
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vihaṅga (noun, masculine)[locative plural]vihaṅga (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- hanta -
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hanta (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- svacchandacāriṣu -
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svacchandacārin (noun, masculine)[locative plural]svacchandacārin (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- Line 2: “śuka pañjarabandhaste madhurāṇāṃ girāṃ phalam”
- śuka -
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śuka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śuka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pañjara -
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pañjara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pañjara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bandhas -
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bandha (noun, masculine)[nominative 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]
- madhurāṇām -
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madhura (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]madhura (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]madhurā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- girām -
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gir (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]gir (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]gir (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]girā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- phalam -
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phala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]phala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]phalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 163 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.