Sanskrit quote nr. 6643 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

उत्फुल्ला नवमालिका मदयति घ्राणेन्द्रियाह्लादिनी ।
जातं धूसरमेव किंशुकतरोराश्यामलं जालकम् ॥

utphullā navamālikā madayati ghrāṇendriyāhlādinī |
jātaṃ dhūsarameva kiṃśukatarorāśyāmalaṃ jālakam ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Utphulla (उत्फुल्ल, utphullā, उत्फुल्ला): defined in 6 categories.
Navamalika (navamālikā, नवमालिका): defined in 3 categories.
Madayat (मदयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ghranendriya (ghrāṇendriya, घ्राणेन्द्रिय): defined in 4 categories.
Ahladin (āhlādin, आह्लादिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Ahladini (āhlādinī, आह्लादिनी): defined in 1 categories.
Jata (jāta, जात): defined in 21 categories.
Dhusara (dhūsara, धूसर): defined in 9 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Kimshuka (kimsuka, kiṃśuka, किंशुक): defined in 12 categories.
Taru (तरु): defined in 14 categories.
Ashyama (asyama, āśyāma, आश्याम): defined in 1 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Jalaka (jālaka, जालक): defined in 11 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Biology (plants and animals), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavya (poetry)

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: “utphullā navamālikā madayati ghrāṇendriyāhlādinī
  • utphullā* -
  • utphulla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    utphullā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • navamālikā* -
  • navamālikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • madayati -
  • madayat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    madayat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    mad -> madayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √mad]
    mad -> madayat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √mad]
    mad (verb class 0)
    [present active third single]
  • ghrāṇendriyā -
  • ghrāṇendriya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • āhlādinī -
  • āhlādinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    āhlādin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “jātaṃ dhūsarameva kiṃśukatarorāśyāmalaṃ jālakam
  • jātam -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • dhūsaram -
  • dhūsara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhūsara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhūsarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kiṃśuka -
  • kiṃśuka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kiṃśuka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taror -
  • taru (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    taru (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • āśyāma -
  • āśyāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āśyāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lam -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jālakam -
  • jālaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jālaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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 6643 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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