Sanskrit quote nr. 1735 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्ने पाने च ताम्बूले फले पुष्पे विभूषणे ।
वस्त्रे विलेपने धूपे शय्यायामासनेषु च ॥

anne pāne ca tāmbūle phale puṣpe vibhūṣaṇe |
vastre vilepane dhūpe śayyāyāmāsaneṣu ca ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Anna (अन्न, annā, अन्ना): defined in 18 categories.
Pana (pāna, पान, pānā, पाना): defined in 19 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Tambula (tāmbūla, ताम्बूल): defined in 14 categories.
Phala (फल, phalā, फला): defined in 25 categories.
Phali (फलि): defined in 7 categories.
Pushpa (puspa, puṣpa, पुष्प, puṣpā, पुष्पा): defined in 16 categories.
Vastri (vastr, vastṛ, वस्तृ): defined in 1 categories.
Vastra (वस्त्र, vastrā, वस्त्रा): defined in 17 categories.
Vilepana (विलेपन): defined in 7 categories.
Dhupa (dhūpa, धूप): defined in 15 categories.
Dhupi (dhūpi, धूपि): defined in 1 categories.
Shayya (sayya, śayyā, शय्या): defined in 10 categories.
Asana (āsana, आसन): defined in 23 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

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: “anne pāne ca tāmbūle phale puṣpe vibhūṣaṇe
  • anne -
  • anna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    anna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    annā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pāne -
  • pāna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāmbūle -
  • tāmbūla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tāmbūla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • phale -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    phali (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • puṣpe -
  • puṣpa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    puṣpa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    puṣpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vibhūṣaṇe -
  • vibhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vibhūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vibhūṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “vastre vilepane dhūpe śayyāyāmāsaneṣu ca
  • vastre -
  • vastṛ (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vastra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vastrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vilepane -
  • vilepana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • dhūpe -
  • dhūpa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dhūpi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • śayyāyām -
  • śayyā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • āsaneṣu -
  • āsana (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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 1735 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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