Sanskrit quote nr. 617 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतिशरव्ययता मदनेन तां निखिलपुष्पमयस्वशरव्ययात् ।
स्फुटमकारि फलान्यपि मुञ्चता तदुरसि स्तनतालयुगार्पणम् ॥atiśaravyayatā madanena tāṃ nikhilapuṣpamayasvaśaravyayāt |
sphuṭamakāri phalānyapi muñcatā tadurasi stanatālayugārpaṇam ||
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.
Sharavya (saravya, śaravya, शरव्य): defined in 2 categories.
Yata (yatā, यता): defined in 7 categories.
Madana (मदन): defined in 17 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Nikhila (निखिल): defined in 9 categories.
Pushpamaya (puspamaya, puṣpamaya, पुष्पमय): defined in 2 categories.
At (āt, आत्): defined in 4 categories.
Sphutam (sphuṭam, स्फुटम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sphuta (sphuṭa, स्फुट): defined in 11 categories.
Akarin (akārin, अकारिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Muncat (muñcat, मुञ्चत्): defined in 1 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Uras (उरस्): defined in 6 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Yuga (युग): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Purana (epic history), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Prakrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nepali, Gitashastra (science of music), Shilpashastra (iconography), Buddhism, Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “atiśaravyayatā madanena tāṃ nikhilapuṣpamayasvaśaravyayāt”
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śaravya -
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śaravya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śaravya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yatā* -
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yatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]yata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √yam class 1 verb]√yam -> yatā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √yam class 1 verb]
- madanena -
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madana (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]madana (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- nikhila -
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nikhila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nikhila (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- puṣpamaya -
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puṣpamaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]puṣpamaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- svaśa -
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svaśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ravyayā -
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√ru -> ravyā (participle, feminine)[instrumental single from √ru class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √ru class 2 verb]
- āt -
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āt (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- Line 2: “sphuṭamakāri phalānyapi muñcatā tadurasi stanatālayugārpaṇam”
- sphuṭam -
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sphuṭam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sphuṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sphuṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sphuṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- akāri -
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akārin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]akārin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[aorist middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[aorist middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[aorist middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[aorist middle third single]
- phalānya -
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phala (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√phal (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- muñcatā -
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√muc -> muñcat (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> muñcat (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √muc class 6 verb]√muñc -> muñcat (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √muñc class 1 verb]√muñc -> muñcat (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √muñc class 1 verb]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- urasi -
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uras (noun, masculine)[locative single]uras (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- stanatā -
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√stan -> stanat (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √stan class 1 verb]√stan -> stanat (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √stan class 1 verb]√stan (verb class 1)[imperative active second plural]
- ala -
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ala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√al (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- yugā -
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yuga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- arpaṇam -
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arpaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]arpaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 617 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.