Sanskrit quote nr. 363 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अच्छासु हंस इव बालमृणालिकासु भृङ्गो नवास्विव मधुद्रुममञ्जरीषु ।
कोऽवन्तिभर्तुरपरो रसनिर्भरासु पृथ्वीपतिः सुकविसूक्तिषु बद्धभावः ॥

acchāsu haṃsa iva bālamṛṇālikāsu bhṛṅgo navāsviva madhudrumamañjarīṣu |
ko'vantibharturaparo rasanirbharāsu pṛthvīpatiḥ sukavisūktiṣu baddhabhāvaḥ ||

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.

Accha (acchā, अच्छा): defined in 9 categories.
Hamsa (haṃsa, हंस): defined in 26 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Bala (bāla, बाल): defined in 30 categories.
Rina (rna, ṛṇa, ऋण, ṛṇā, ऋणा): defined in 7 categories.
Alika (अलिक): defined in 5 categories.
Asu (असु, asū, असू): defined in 9 categories.
Bhringa (bhrnga, bhṛṅga, भृङ्ग): defined in 12 categories.
Nava (navā, नवा): defined in 16 categories.
Madhudruma (मधुद्रुम): defined in 2 categories.
Manjari (mañjarī, मञ्जरी): defined in 13 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Avat (अवत्): defined in 2 categories.
Avanti (avantī, अवन्ती): defined in 17 categories.
Bhartri (bhartr, bhartṛ, भर्तृ): defined in 8 categories.
Apara (अपर): defined in 15 categories.
Rasat (रसत्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhara (bharā, भरा): defined in 14 categories.
Prithvipati (prthvipati, pṛthvīpati, पृथ्वीपति): defined in 2 categories.
Baddhabhava (baddhabhāva, बद्धभाव): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Gitashastra (science of music), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali

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: “acchāsu haṃsa iva bālamṛṇālikāsu bhṛṅgo navāsviva madhudrumamañjarīṣu”
acchāsu -
acchā (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
haṃsa* -
haṃsa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
bālam -
bāla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bāla (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

bālā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ṛṇā -
ṛṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ṛṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ṛṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
alikā -
alika (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
asu -
asu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

asu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

asū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

asū (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

asū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
bhṛṅgo* -
bhṛṅga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
navāsvi -
navā (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
madhudruma -
madhudruma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
mañjarīṣu -
mañjarī (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
Line 2: “ko'vantibharturaparo rasanirbharāsu pṛthvīpatiḥ sukavisūktiṣu baddhabhāvaḥ”
ko' -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ku (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
avanti -
avanti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

avantī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

avat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√u -> avat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √u class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √u class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √u class 1 verb]

√u -> avantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √u class 1 verb]

√av (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]

√u (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
bhartur -
bhartṛ (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
aparo* -
apara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
rasan -
√ras -> rasat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √ras class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ras class 1 verb]
ir -
i (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bharāsu -
bharā (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
pṛthvīpatiḥ -
pṛthvīpati (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sukavi -
sukavi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
sūktiṣu -
sūkti (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
baddhabhāvaḥ -
baddhabhāva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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This 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 363 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.

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Last Updated: 23 April, 2019