Sanskrit quote nr. 6676 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्सिक्तः कुसुमासवैः कुमुदिनीं राजप्रियां पुष्पिणीम् ।
आलि गन् निशि निर्भयं परिचयं कुर्वन् पुनः पल्लवैः ॥utsiktaḥ kusumāsavaiḥ kumudinīṃ rājapriyāṃ puṣpiṇīm |
āli gan niśi nirbhayaṃ paricayaṃ kurvan punaḥ pallavaiḥ ||
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.
Utsikta (उत्सिक्त): defined in 3 categories.
Kusumasava (kusumāsava, कुसुमासव): defined in 3 categories.
Kumudini (kumudinī, कुमुदिनी): defined in 7 categories.
Rajapriya (rājapriyā, राजप्रिया): defined in 2 categories.
Pushpini (puspini, puṣpiṇī, पुष्पिणी): defined in 2 categories.
Ali (āli, आलि, ālī, आली): defined in 16 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Nish (nis, niś, निश्): defined in 10 categories.
Nirbhaya (निर्भय): defined in 11 categories.
Paricaya (परिचय): defined in 8 categories.
Kurvat (कुर्वत्): defined in 4 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 categories.
Pallava (पल्लव): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Kannada, Hinduism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “utsiktaḥ kusumāsavaiḥ kumudinīṃ rājapriyāṃ puṣpiṇīm”
- utsiktaḥ -
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utsikta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kusumāsavaiḥ -
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kusumāsava (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- kumudinīm -
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kumudinī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- rājapriyām -
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rājapriyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- puṣpiṇīm -
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puṣpiṇī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “āli gan niśi nirbhayaṃ paricayaṃ kurvan punaḥ pallavaiḥ”
- āli -
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āli (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]āli (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]āli (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ālī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]ālin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- gan -
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gat (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]gat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√gam (verb class 1)[injunctive active second single], [injunctive active third single]√gam (verb class 2)[injunctive active second single], [injunctive active third single]√gam (verb class 3)[injunctive active second single], [injunctive active third single]
- niśi -
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niś (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- nirbhayam -
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nirbhaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nirbhaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nirbhayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- paricayam -
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paricaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative 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]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- pallavaiḥ -
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pallava (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]pallava (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
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 6676 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.