Sanskrit quote nr. 1812 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्यासु तावदुपमर्दसहासु भृङ्ग लोलं विनोदय मनः सुमनोलतासु ।
मुघ्दामजातरजसं कलिकामकाले व्यर्थं कदर्थयसि किं नवमल्लिकायाः ॥anyāsu tāvadupamardasahāsu bhṛṅga lolaṃ vinodaya manaḥ sumanolatāsu |
mughdāmajātarajasaṃ kalikāmakāle vyarthaṃ kadarthayasi kiṃ navamallikāyāḥ ||
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.
Anya (anyā, अन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Tavat (tāvat, तावत्): defined in 2 categories.
Upamarda (उपमर्द): defined in 3 categories.
Saha (sahā, सहा): defined in 12 categories.
Bhringa (bhrnga, bhṛṅga, भृङ्ग): defined in 12 categories.
Lola (लोल): defined in 10 categories.
Vinoda (विनोद): defined in 9 categories.
Mana (मन): defined in 24 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Sumanolata (sumanolatā, सुमनोलता): defined in 1 categories.
Kalika (kalikā, कलिका): defined in 18 categories.
Akale (akāle, अकाले): defined in 1 categories.
Akala (akāla, अकाल, akālā, अकाला): defined in 14 categories.
Vyartham (व्यर्थम्): defined in 1 categories.
Vyartha (व्यर्थ): defined in 7 categories.
Kadartha (कदर्थ): defined in 2 categories.
Asi (asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Navamallika (navamallikā, नवमल्लिका): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nepali, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Jain philosophy, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), 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: “anyāsu tāvadupamardasahāsu bhṛṅga lolaṃ vinodaya manaḥ sumanolatāsu”
- anyāsu -
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anyā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- tāvad -
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tāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tāvat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tāvat (noun, masculine)[compound]tāvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- upamarda -
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upamarda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sahāsu -
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sahā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- bhṛṅga -
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bhṛṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhṛṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lolam -
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lola (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lola (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lolā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vinoda -
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vinoda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ya -
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- manaḥ -
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manas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sumanolatāsu -
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sumanolatā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- Line 2: “mughdāmajātarajasaṃ kalikāmakāle vyarthaṃ kadarthayasi kiṃ navamallikāyāḥ”
- Cannot analyse mughdāmajātarajasam*ka
- kalikām -
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kalikā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- akāle -
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akāle (indeclinable)[indeclinable]akāle (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]akāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]akāla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]akālā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vyartham -
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vyartham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vyartha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vyartha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vyarthā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kadartha -
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kadartha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kadartha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ya -
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i (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]e (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- navamallikāyāḥ -
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navamallikā (noun, feminine)[ablative 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 1812 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.