Sanskrit quote nr. 524 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अताडयत् पल्लवपाणिनैकां पुष्पोच्चये राजवधूमशोकः ।
तच्छेदहेतोरलिपङ्कि भङ्ग्या व्याकृष्यते वासिलता स्मरेण ॥atāḍayat pallavapāṇinaikāṃ puṣpoccaye rājavadhūmaśokaḥ |
tacchedahetoralipaṅki bhaṅgyā vyākṛṣyate vāsilatā smareṇa ||
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.
Pallava (पल्लव): defined in 18 categories.
Pani (pāṇi, पाणि): defined in 17 categories.
Panina (pāṇina, पाणिन): defined in 2 categories.
Aika (aikā, ऐका): defined in 2 categories.
Pushpa (puspa, puṣpa, पुष्प, puṣpā, पुष्पा): defined in 16 categories.
Uccaya (उच्चय): defined in 5 categories.
Raja (rāja, राज): defined in 16 categories.
Vadhu (vadhū, वधू): defined in 9 categories.
Ashoka (asoka, aśoka, अशोक): defined in 20 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Sha (sa, śa, श): defined in 9 categories.
Shi (si, śi, शि): defined in 6 categories.
Pankin (paṅkin, पङ्किन्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhangi (bhaṅgi, भङ्गि, bhaṅgī, भङ्गी): defined in 10 categories.
Bhangya (bhaṅgya, भङ्ग्य, bhaṅgyā, भङ्ग्या): defined in 3 categories.
Vya (व्य): defined in 3 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Smara (स्मर): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Nepali, Buddhism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Jain philosophy, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “atāḍayat pallavapāṇinaikāṃ puṣpoccaye rājavadhūmaśokaḥ”
- atāḍayat -
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√taḍ (verb class 0)[imperfect active third single]
- pallava -
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pallava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pallava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pāṇinai -
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pāṇina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pāṇi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]pāṇin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]pāṇin (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- aikām -
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aikā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- puṣpo -
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puṣpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]puṣpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]puṣpā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uccaye -
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uccaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- rāja -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rājan (noun, masculine)[compound]√rāj (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vadhūm -
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vadhū (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- aśokaḥ -
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aśoka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śuk (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- Line 2: “tacchedahetoralipaṅki bhaṅgyā vyākṛṣyate vāsilatā smareṇa”
- tacch -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śe -
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śa (noun, masculine)[locative single]śa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- daheto -
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√dah (verb class 1)[optative active second plural]
- ur -
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u (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- ali -
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ali (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]alin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- paṅki -
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paṅkin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]paṅkin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhaṅgyā* -
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bhaṅgi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]bhaṅgī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]bhaṅgya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bhaṅgyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vyā -
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vya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vyā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- akṛṣyate -
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- vāsila -
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vāsila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vāsila (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tā -
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tā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]tan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- smareṇa -
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smara (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]smara (noun, neuter)[instrumental 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 524 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.