Sanskrit quote nr. 2076 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपि स दिवसः किं स्याद्यत्र प्रियामुखपङ्कजे ।
मधु मधुकरीवास्मद्दृष्टिर्विकासिनि पास्यति ॥api sa divasaḥ kiṃ syādyatra priyāmukhapaṅkaje |
madhu madhukarīvāsmaddṛṣṭirvikāsini pāsyati ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Divasa (दिवस): defined in 8 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Tra (त्र): defined in 3 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (priyā, प्रिया): defined in 11 categories.
Ukha (उख): defined in 4 categories.
Pankaja (paṅkaja, पङ्कज): defined in 10 categories.
Madhu (मधु): defined in 19 categories.
Madhukari (madhukarī, मधुकरी): defined in 7 categories.
Madhukarin (मधुकरिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Drishti (drsti, dṛṣṭi, दृष्टि): defined in 19 categories.
Vikasin (vikāsin, विकासिन्): defined in 5 categories.
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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: “api sa divasaḥ kiṃ syādyatra priyāmukhapaṅkaje”
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- divasaḥ -
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divasa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- syādya -
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√syad -> syādya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √syad class 1 verb]√syad -> syādya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √syad class 1 verb]
- tra -
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tra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- priyām -
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prī (noun, masculine)[genitive plural], [locative single]prī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural], [locative single]priyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ukha -
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ukha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- paṅkaje -
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paṅkaja (noun, masculine)[locative single]paṅkaja (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- Line 2: “madhu madhukarīvāsmaddṛṣṭirvikāsini pāsyati”
- madhu -
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madhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]madhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- madhukarī -
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madhukarī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]madhukarin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- asmad -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[ablative plural]
- dṛṣṭir -
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dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- vikāsini -
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vikāsinī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vikāsin (noun, masculine)[locative single]vikāsin (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- pāsyati -
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√pā -> pāsyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √pā class 1 verb], [locative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pāsyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √pā class 1 verb], [locative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pāsyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pāsyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pāsyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √pā class 3 verb]√pā -> pāsyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √pā class 3 verb]√pā (verb class 1)[future active third single]√pā (verb class 2)[future active third single]√pā (verb class 2)[future active third single]√pā (verb class 3)[future active third 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 2076 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.