Sanskrit quote nr. 6752 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उदासीनो देवो मदनमथनः सज्जनकुले ।
कलिक्रीडासक्तः कृतपरिजनः प्राकृतजनः ॥udāsīno devo madanamathanaḥ sajjanakule |
kalikrīḍāsaktaḥ kṛtaparijanaḥ prākṛtajanaḥ ||
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.
Udasina (udāsīna, उदासीन): defined in 12 categories.
Deva (देव): defined in 19 categories.
Devri (devr, devṛ, देवृ): defined in 1 categories.
Madana (मदन): defined in 17 categories.
Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Sajjana (सज्जन): defined in 7 categories.
Kula (कुल, kulā, कुला): defined in 22 categories.
Kuli (कुलि): defined in 7 categories.
Krida (krīḍa, क्रीड, krīḍā, क्रीडा): defined in 10 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Parijana (परिजन): defined in 9 categories.
Prakrita (prakrta, prākṛta, प्राकृत): defined in 12 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Janas (जनस्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali
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: “udāsīno devo madanamathanaḥ sajjanakule”
- udāsīno* -
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udāsīna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- devo* -
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deva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]devṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- madanam -
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madana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]madana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]madanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- naḥ -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- sajjana -
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sajjana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sajjana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kule -
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kula (noun, masculine)[locative single]kula (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kulā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kuli (noun, feminine)[vocative single]kuli (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “kalikrīḍāsaktaḥ kṛtaparijanaḥ prākṛtajanaḥ”
- kali -
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kali (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- krīḍā -
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krīḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]krīḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]krīḍā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√krīḍ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- asaktaḥ -
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asakta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṛta -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 1)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural], [injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[injunctive middle third single]
- parijanaḥ -
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parijana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prākṛta -
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prākṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prākṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- janaḥ -
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janas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]jana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
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 6752 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.