Sanskrit quote nr. 1856 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्योन्यस्य नियन्त्रणापरिभवादप्रौढशीतातपाः पुष्प्यत्किंशुकचूतनूतनदलाविर्भूतशोणश्रियः ।
पद्मोल्लासितगन्धवासितवहद्वातावदातत्विषो मोदोन्मादजुषो हरन्ति हृदयं वासन्तिका वासराः ॥anyonyasya niyantraṇāparibhavādaprauḍhaśītātapāḥ puṣpyatkiṃśukacūtanūtanadalāvirbhūtaśoṇaśriyaḥ |
padmollāsitagandhavāsitavahadvātāvadātatviṣo modonmādajuṣo haranti hṛdayaṃ vāsantikā vāsarāḥ ||
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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.
Anyonya (अन्योन्य): defined in 10 categories.
Paribhava (परिभव): defined in 7 categories.
Apraudha (aprauḍha, अप्रौढ): defined in 3 categories.
Apas (अपस्): defined in 7 categories.
Padma (पद्म, padmā, पद्मा): defined in 26 categories.
Ullasita (ullāsita, उल्लासित): defined in 6 categories.
Gandha (गन्ध): defined in 25 categories.
Vasita (vāsita, वासित): defined in 13 categories.
Vahat (वहत्): defined in 1 categories.
Vatavat (vātāvat, वातावत्): defined in 1 categories.
Vish (vis, viṣ, विष्): defined in 8 categories.
Visha (visa, viṣa, विष): defined in 19 categories.
Moda (मोद, modā, मोदा): defined in 9 categories.
Unmada (unmāda, उन्माद): defined in 12 categories.
Jusha (jusa, juṣa, जुष): defined in 2 categories.
Harat (हरत्): defined in 2 categories.
Haranti (harantī, हरन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय): defined in 16 categories.
Vasantika (vāsantika, वासन्तिक, vāsantikā, वासन्तिका): defined in 5 categories.
Vasara (vāsara, वासर, vāsarā, वासरा): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “anyonyasya niyantraṇāparibhavādaprauḍhaśītātapāḥ puṣpyatkiṃśukacūtanūtanadalāvirbhūtaśoṇaśriyaḥ”
- anyonyasya -
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anyonya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]anyonya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- niyantraṇā -
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- paribhavād -
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paribhava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- aprauḍha -
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aprauḍha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aprauḍha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śītāt -
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śīta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]śīta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√śi -> śīta (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √śi class 3 verb], [ablative single from √śi class 5 verb]√śi -> śīta (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √śi class 3 verb], [ablative single from √śi class 5 verb]√śī -> śīta (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √śī class 4 verb]√śī -> śīta (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √śī class 4 verb]√śyā -> śīta (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √śyā class 1 verb]√śyā -> śīta (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √śyā class 1 verb]
- apāḥ -
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apas (noun, feminine)[nominative single]apas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√pā (verb class 1)[aorist active second single]√pā (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single], [aorist active second single]√pā (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single]
- Cannot analyse puṣpyatkiṃśukacūtanūtanadalāvirbhūtaśoṇaśriyaḥ
- Line 2: “padmollāsitagandhavāsitavahadvātāvadātatviṣo modonmādajuṣo haranti hṛdayaṃ vāsantikā vāsarāḥ”
- padmo -
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padma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]padma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]padmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ullāsita -
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ullāsita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ullāsita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gandha -
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gandha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gandha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vāsita -
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vāsita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vāsita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vas -> vāsita (participle, masculine)[compound from √vas]√vas -> vāsita (participle, neuter)[compound from √vas]√vas -> vāsita (participle, masculine)[compound from √vas]√vas -> vāsita (participle, neuter)[compound from √vas]√vas -> vāsita (participle, masculine)[compound from √vas]√vas -> vāsita (participle, neuter)[compound from √vas]√vās -> vāsita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vās class 10 verb]√vās -> vāsita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vās class 10 verb]√vas -> vāsita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vas]√vas -> vāsita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vas]√vas -> vāsita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vas]√vas -> vāsita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vas]√vas -> vāsita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vas]√vas -> vāsita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vas]
- vahad -
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vahat (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]√vah -> vahat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vah class 1 verb]
- vātāvad -
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vātāvat (noun, masculine)[compound]vātāvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ātat -
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√at (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]
- viṣo* -
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viṣ (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]viṣ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]viṣ (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]viṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- modo -
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moda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]modā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mud (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- unmāda -
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unmāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]unmāda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- juṣo* -
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juṣ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]juṣ (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]juṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- haranti -
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√hṛ -> harat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ -> harantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- hṛdayam -
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hṛdaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hṛdaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hṛdayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vāsantikā* -
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vāsantika (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vāsantikā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vāsarāḥ -
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vāsara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vāsarā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 1856 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.