Sanskrit quote nr. 6684 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्सृष्टमम्बुजदृशामिव मानरत्नम् ।
आदाय षट्पदतिलान् मधुवारिपूरान् ॥utsṛṣṭamambujadṛśāmiva mānaratnam |
ādāya ṣaṭpadatilān madhuvāripūrān ||
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.
Utsrishta (utsrsta, utsṛṣṭa, उत्सृष्ट): defined in 5 categories.
Ambuja (अम्बुज): defined in 8 categories.
Drisha (drsa, dṛśā, दृशा): defined in 3 categories.
Drish (drs, dṛś, दृश्): defined in 4 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Mana (māna, मान): defined in 24 categories.
Ratna (रत्न): defined in 19 categories.
Ada (āda, आद): defined in 9 categories.
Adaya (ādāya, आदाय): defined in 10 categories.
Shatpada (satpada, ṣaṭpada, षट्पद): defined in 9 categories.
Tila (तिल): defined in 18 categories.
Madhu (मधु): defined in 19 categories.
Varipura (vāripūra, वारिपूर): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Kannada, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), India history, Prakrit, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “utsṛṣṭamambujadṛśāmiva mānaratnam”
- utsṛṣṭam -
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utsṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]utsṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]utsṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ambuja -
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ambuja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ambuja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dṛśām -
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dṛśā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]dṛś (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]dṛś (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- māna -
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māna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]māna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√man -> māna (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> māna (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb]√mān (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ratnam -
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ratna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ratna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “ādāya ṣaṭpadatilān madhuvāripūrān”
- ādāya -
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ādāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ādāya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]āda (noun, masculine)[dative single]āda (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- ṣaṭpada -
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ṣaṭpada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṣaṭpada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tilān -
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tila (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
- madhu -
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madhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]madhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vāripūrān -
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vāripūra (noun, masculine)[accusative 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 6684 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.