Sanskrit quote nr. 1785 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्याङ्गनाभिरधिकं स करोति केलिं त्वं तेन मा कुरु विषादमदभ्ररूपे ।
पेपीयते मधुकरः क्व न तं मरन्दं नो जातु विस्मरति पङ्कजिनीं तथापि ॥anyāṅganābhiradhikaṃ sa karoti keliṃ tvaṃ tena mā kuru viṣādamadabhrarūpe |
pepīyate madhukaraḥ kva na taṃ marandaṃ no jātu vismarati paṅkajinīṃ tathāpi ||
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.
Ani (anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (अन्य, anyā, अन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Angana (aṅganā, अङ्गना): defined in 14 categories.
Adhikam (अधिकम्): defined in 2 categories.
Adhika (अधिक): defined in 11 categories.
Keli (केलि): defined in 11 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tena (तेन): defined in 7 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vishad (visad, viṣād, विषाद्): defined in 3 categories.
Adabhra (अदभ्र): defined in 2 categories.
Rupa (rūpa, रूप, rūpā, रूपा): defined in 25 categories.
Pa (प): defined in 12 categories.
Madhukara (मधुकर): defined in 8 categories.
Kva (क्व): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Tap (तप्): defined in 4 categories.
Maranda (मरन्द): defined in 5 categories.
Jatu (jātu, जातु): defined in 6 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Smarat (स्मरत्): defined in 2 categories.
Pankajini (paṅkajinī, पङ्कजिनी): defined in 2 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Buddhist philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “anyāṅganābhiradhikaṃ sa karoti keliṃ tvaṃ tena mā kuru viṣādamadabhrarūpe”
- anyā -
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anya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√an -> anya (absolutive)[absolutive from √an]anī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]anyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṅganābhir -
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aṅganā (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- adhikam -
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adhikam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]adhika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adhika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]adhikā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- karoti -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third single]
- kelim -
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keli (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- mā -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- kuru -
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kuru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kuru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperative active second single]
- viṣādam -
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viṣāda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viṣādā (noun, feminine)[adverb]viṣād (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- adabhra -
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adabhra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adabhra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rūpe -
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rūpa (noun, masculine)[locative single]rūpa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]rūpā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “pepīyate madhukaraḥ kva na taṃ marandaṃ no jātu vismarati paṅkajinīṃ tathāpi”
- pe -
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pa (noun, masculine)[locative single]pa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- pīyate -
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√pī -> pīyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √pī class 4 verb]√pī -> pīyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √pī class 4 verb]√pīy -> pīyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √pīy class 1 verb]√pīy -> pīyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √pīy class 1 verb]√pā (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√pā (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√pā (verb class 3)[present passive third single]√pai (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√pi (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√pi (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√pi (verb class 3)[present passive third single]√pī (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√pī (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√pī (verb class 3)[present passive third single]√pī (verb class 4)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]√pīy (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- madhukaraḥ -
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madhukara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kva -
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kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]tap (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- marandam -
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maranda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- no* -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- jātu -
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jātu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- smarati -
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√smṛ -> smarat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]√smṛ -> smarat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]√smṛ (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- paṅkajinīm -
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paṅkajinī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
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 1785 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.