Sanskrit quote nr. 6697 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उदञ्चन्तां वाचो मधुरिमधुरीणाः खलु न मे ।
न चाप्युज्जृम्भन्तां नवभणितयो भ गिसुभगाः ॥udañcantāṃ vāco madhurimadhurīṇāḥ khalu na me |
na cāpyujjṛmbhantāṃ navabhaṇitayo bha gisubhagāḥ ||
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.
Vac (vāc, वाच्): defined in 12 categories.
Vaca (vāca, वाच): defined in 16 categories.
Dhurina (dhurīṇa, धुरीण, dhurīṇā, धुरीणा): defined in 5 categories.
Khalu (खलु): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Nava (नव): defined in 16 categories.
Bhaniti (bhaṇiti, भणिति): defined in 3 categories.
Bha (भ): defined in 14 categories.
Subhaga (सुभग, subhagā, सुभगा): defined in 17 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shilpashastra (iconography)
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: “udañcantāṃ vāco madhurimadhurīṇāḥ khalu na me”
- ud -
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ud (Preverb)[Preverb]
- añcantām -
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√añc (verb class 1)[imperative middle third plural]
- vāco* -
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vāc (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vāca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- madhurima -
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madhuriman (noun, masculine)[compound]
- dhurīṇāḥ -
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dhurīṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dhurīṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- khalu -
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khalu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “na cāpyujjṛmbhantāṃ navabhaṇitayo bha gisubhagāḥ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse cāpyujjṛmbhantām*na
- nava -
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nava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√nu (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- bhaṇitayo* -
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bhaṇiti (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- bha -
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bha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gi -
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gī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- subhagāḥ -
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subhaga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]subhagā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [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 6697 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.