Sanskrit quote nr. 2493 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमी हेलोन्मेषव्यसनिषु पलाशेषु परितः ।
पिबन्ति स्वच्छन्दं मधु मधुलिहो माद्यति जनः ॥amī helonmeṣavyasaniṣu palāśeṣu paritaḥ |
pibanti svacchandaṃ madhu madhuliho mādyati janaḥ ||
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.
Amin (अमिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Hela (helā, हेला): defined in 11 categories.
Unmesha (unmesa, unmeṣa, उन्मेष): defined in 9 categories.
Vyasanin (व्यसनिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Palasha (palasa, palāśa, पलाश): defined in 22 categories.
Pibat (पिबत्): defined in 1 categories.
Pibanti (pibantī, पिबन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Svacchanda (स्वच्छन्द): defined in 9 categories.
Madhu (मधु): defined in 19 categories.
Madhulih (मधुलिह्): defined in 1 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Janas (जनस्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kannada, Pali, Purana (epic history), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “amī helonmeṣavyasaniṣu palāśeṣu paritaḥ”
- amī -
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amin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- helo -
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helā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- unmeṣa -
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unmeṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vyasaniṣu -
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vyasanin (noun, masculine)[locative plural]vyasanin (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- palāśeṣu -
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palāśa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]palāśa (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- paritaḥ -
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paritaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “pibanti svacchandaṃ madhu madhuliho mādyati janaḥ”
- pibanti -
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√pā -> pibat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √pā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pā class 1 verb]√pā -> pibantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √pā class 1 verb]√pā (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- svacchandam -
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svacchanda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svacchanda (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]svacchandā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- madhu -
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madhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]madhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- madhuliho* -
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madhulih (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]madhulih (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- mādyati -
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√mad -> mādyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √mad class 4 verb]√mad -> mādyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √mad class 4 verb]√mad (verb class 4)[present active third single]
- janaḥ -
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janas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]jana (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 2493 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.