Sanskrit quote nr. 6898 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

उद्यानसहकाराणाम् अनुद्भिन्ना न मञ्जरी ।
देयः पथिकनारीणां सतिलः सलिलाञ्जलिः ॥

udyānasahakārāṇām anudbhinnā na mañjarī |
deyaḥ pathikanārīṇāṃ satilaḥ salilāñjaliḥ ||

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.

Udyana (udyāna, उद्यान): defined in 14 categories.
Sahakara (sahakāra, सहकार, sahakārā, सहकारा): defined in 8 categories.
Nud (नुद्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhinna (भिन्न, bhinnā, भिन्ना): defined in 14 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Manjari (mañjarī, मञ्जरी): defined in 13 categories.
Deya (देय): defined in 9 categories.
Pathika (पथिक): defined in 8 categories.
Nari (nāri, नारि, nārī, नारी): defined in 15 categories.
Satila (सतिल): defined in 3 categories.
Salilanjali (salilāñjali, सलिलाञ्जलि): defined in 2 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), 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: “udyānasahakārāṇām anudbhinnā na mañjarī
  • udyāna -
  • udyāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sahakārāṇām -
  • sahakāra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sahakāra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sahakārā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nud -
  • nud (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    nud (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhinnā* -
  • bhinna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhinnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mañjarī -
  • mañjarī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “deyaḥ pathikanārīṇāṃ satilaḥ salilāñjaliḥ
  • deyaḥ -
  • deya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pathika -
  • pathika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pathika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nārīṇām -
  • nāri (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    nārī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • satilaḥ -
  • satila (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • salilāñjaliḥ -
  • salilāñjali (noun, masculine)
    [nominative 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 6898 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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