Sanskrit quote nr. 540 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतिचारुचन्द्ररोचिः कुर्वन् कुसुमेषुकेलिकेतनताम् ।
सुरभिः कदानुयास्यति समुकुलरुचिरस्तनीहारः ॥aticārucandrarociḥ kurvan kusumeṣukeliketanatām |
surabhiḥ kadānuyāsyati samukularucirastanīhāraḥ ||
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.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Carucandra (cārucandra, चारुचन्द्र): defined in 2 categories.
Roci (रोचि): defined in 3 categories.
Rocis (रोचिस्): defined in 3 categories.
Kurvat (कुर्वत्): defined in 4 categories.
Kusuma (कुसुम): defined in 16 categories.
Kusumeshu (kusumesu, kusumeṣu, कुसुमेषु): defined in 2 categories.
Kelika (केलिक, kelikā, केलिका): defined in 2 categories.
Surabhi (सुरभि): defined in 20 categories.
Kada (कद): defined in 9 categories.
Uksh (uks, ukṣ, उक्ष्): defined in 1 categories.
Ula (उल): defined in 6 categories.
Rucira (रुचिर): defined in 12 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Ara (अर): defined in 18 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: “aticārucandrarociḥ kurvan kusumeṣukeliketanatām”
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- cārucandra -
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cārucandra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- rociḥ -
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rocis (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]roci (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kurvan -
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kurvat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- kusumeṣu -
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kusumeṣu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]kusumeṣu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kusuma (noun, masculine)[locative plural]kusuma (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- kelike -
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kelika (noun, masculine)[locative single]kelika (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kelikā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tanatām -
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√tan -> tanat (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √tan class 1 verb]√tan -> tanat (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √tan class 1 verb]√tan (verb class 1)[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
- Line 2: “surabhiḥ kadānuyāsyati samukularucirastanīhāraḥ”
- surabhiḥ -
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surabhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kadān -
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kada (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- uyā -
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√vā -> uya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vā]
- asyati -
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√as (verb class 4)[present active third single]
- sam -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- uk -
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ukṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ukṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ula -
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ula (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ruciras -
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rucira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tanī -
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tan (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ihā -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- araḥ -
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ara (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 540 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.