Sanskrit quote nr. 6901 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

उद्याने सहकारकोरकरसप्रत्याशया कोकिलः ।
स्थातुं वाञ्छति चित्तजन्मनृपतेर्मित्रं च मन्त्री यतः ॥

udyāne sahakārakorakarasapratyāśayā kokilaḥ |
sthātuṃ vāñchati cittajanmanṛpatermitraṃ ca mantrī yataḥ ||

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): defined in 8 categories.
Koraka (कोरक): defined in 5 categories.
Rasa (रस): defined in 29 categories.
Pratyasha (pratyasa, pratyāśā, प्रत्याशा): defined in 3 categories.
Kokila (कोकिल): defined in 14 categories.
Vanchat (vāñchat, वाञ्छत्): defined in 1 categories.
Cittajanman (चित्तजन्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Pati (पति): defined in 17 categories.
Mitra (मित्र): defined in 17 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Mantri (मन्त्रि): defined in 14 categories.
Yatah (yataḥ, यतः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yata (यत): defined in 7 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), Buddhism, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Dharmashastra (religious law), Kavya (poetry), Tamil, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

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: “udyāne sahakārakorakarasapratyāśayā kokilaḥ
  • udyāne -
  • udyāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • sahakāra -
  • sahakāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sahakāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • koraka -
  • koraka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    koraka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rasa -
  • rasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ras (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pratyāśayā -
  • pratyāśā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • kokilaḥ -
  • kokila (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sthātuṃ vāñchati cittajanmanṛpatermitraṃ ca mantrī yataḥ
  • sthātum -
  • sthā -> sthātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √sthā]
  • vāñchati -
  • vāñch -> vāñchat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vāñch class 1 verb]
    vāñch -> vāñchat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √vāñch class 1 verb]
    vāñch (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • cittajanman -
  • cittajanman (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pater -
  • pati (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pat (verb class 1)
    [optative active second single]
  • mitram -
  • mitra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mitra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mitrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mantrī -
  • mantri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mantrin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yataḥ -
  • yataḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]

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 6901 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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