Sanskrit quote nr. 6608 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्पलस्य च पद्मस्य मत्स्यस्य कुमुदस्य च ।
एकजातिप्रसूतानां रूपं गन्धः पृथक् पृथक् ॥utpalasya ca padmasya matsyasya kumudasya ca |
ekajātiprasūtānāṃ rūpaṃ gandhaḥ pṛthak pṛthak ||
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.
Utpala (उत्पल): defined in 14 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Padma (पद्म): defined in 26 categories.
Matsya (मत्स्य): defined in 19 categories.
Kumuda (कुमुद): defined in 19 categories.
Ekajati (ekajāti, एकजाति): defined in 4 categories.
Prasuta (prasūta, प्रसूत, prasūtā, प्रसूता): defined in 7 categories.
Rupa (rūpa, रूप): defined in 25 categories.
Gandha (गन्ध): defined in 25 categories.
Prithak (prthak, pṛthak, पृथक्): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), India history, Marathi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Prakrit
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: “utpalasya ca padmasya matsyasya kumudasya ca”
- utpalasya -
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utpala (noun, masculine)[genitive single]utpala (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- padmasya -
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padma (noun, masculine)[genitive single]padma (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- matsyasya -
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matsya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- kumudasya -
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kumuda (noun, masculine)[genitive single]kumuda (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “ekajātiprasūtānāṃ rūpaṃ gandhaḥ pṛthak pṛthak”
- ekajāti -
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ekajāti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ekajāti (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ekajāti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- prasūtānām -
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prasūta (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]prasūta (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]prasūtā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- rūpam -
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rūpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rūpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rūpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gandhaḥ -
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gandha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pṛthak -
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pṛthak (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pṛthak -
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pṛthak (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 6608 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.