Sanskrit quote nr. 727 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अत्रासीत् किल नन्दसद्म शकटस्यात्राभवद् भञ्जनं बन्धच्छेदकरोऽपिदामभिरभूद् बद्धोऽत्र दामोदरः ।
इत्थं माथुरवृद्धवक्त्रविगलत्पीयूषधारां पिबन्न् आनन्दाश्रुधरः कदा मधुपुरीं धन्यश्चरिष्याम्यहम् ॥atrāsīt kila nandasadma śakaṭasyātrābhavad bhañjanaṃ bandhacchedakaro'pidāmabhirabhūd baddho'tra dāmodaraḥ |
itthaṃ māthuravṛddhavaktravigalatpīyūṣadhārāṃ pibann ānandāśrudharaḥ kadā madhupurīṃ dhanyaścariṣyāmyaham ||
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.
Atra (अत्र, atrā, अत्रा): defined in 5 categories.
Kila (किल): defined in 16 categories.
Nanda (नन्द): defined in 22 categories.
Sadman (सद्मन्): defined in 7 categories.
Bhanjana (bhañjana, भञ्जन): defined in 7 categories.
Baddha (बद्ध): defined in 15 categories.
Damodara (dāmodara, दामोदर): defined in 11 categories.
Ittham (इत्थम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ittha (इत्थ): defined in 3 categories.
Pibat (पिबत्): defined in 1 categories.
Anandashru (anandasru, ānandāśru, आनन्दाश्रु): defined in 3 categories.
Dhara (धर): defined in 18 categories.
Kada (कद): defined in 9 categories.
Madhupuri (madhupurī, मधुपुरी): defined in 2 categories.
Dhanya (धन्य): defined in 13 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
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: “atrāsīt kila nandasadma śakaṭasyātrābhavad bhañjanaṃ bandhacchedakaro'pidāmabhirabhūd baddho'tra dāmodaraḥ”
- atrā -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]atrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āsīt -
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√ās (verb class 2)[aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]√as (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- kila -
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kila (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kil (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- nanda -
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nanda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nanda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√nand (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sadma -
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sadman (noun, masculine)[compound]sadman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śakaṭasyā -
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śakaṭa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]śakaṭa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- atrā -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]atrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abhavad -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]
- bhañjanam -
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bhañjana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhañjana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhañjanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse bandhacchedakaro'pidāmabhirabhūd*ba
- baddho' -
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baddha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dāmodaraḥ -
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dāmodara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “itthaṃ māthuravṛddhavaktravigalatpīyūṣadhārāṃ pibann ānandāśrudharaḥ kadā madhupurīṃ dhanyaścariṣyāmyaham”
- ittham -
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ittham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ittha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse māthuravṛddhavaktravigalatpīyūṣadhārām*pi
- pibann -
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√pā -> pibat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pā class 1 verb]
- ānandāśru -
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ānandāśru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dharaḥ -
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dhara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kadā* -
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kada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- madhupurīm -
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madhupurī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- dhanyaś -
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dhanya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cariṣyāmya -
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√car (verb class 1)[future active first single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[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 727 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.