Sanskrit quote nr. 730 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अत्रास्मिन् सुतनु लतागृहेऽस्ति रम्यं मालत्याः कुसुममनुच्चितं परेण ।
इत्युक्त्वा मृदुकरपल्लवं गृहीत्वा मुग्धाक्षी रहसि निनाय कोऽपि धन्यः ॥

atrāsmin sutanu latāgṛhe'sti ramyaṃ mālatyāḥ kusumamanuccitaṃ pareṇa |
ityuktvā mṛdukarapallavaṃ gṛhītvā mugdhākṣī rahasi nināya ko'pi dhanyaḥ ||

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.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Sutanu (सुतनु): defined in 8 categories.
Latagriha (latagrha, latāgṛha, लतागृह): defined in 4 categories.
Ramya (रम्य): defined in 14 categories.
Malati (mālati, मालति, mālatī, मालती): defined in 17 categories.
Kusuma (कुसुम): defined in 16 categories.
Nud (नुद्): defined in 3 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Cita (चित): defined in 10 categories.
Parena (pareṇa, परेण): defined in 2 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Uktva (uktvā, उक्त्वा): defined in 1 categories.
Mriduka (mrduka, mṛduka, मृदुक): defined in 2 categories.
Rapat (रपत्): defined in 1 categories.
Lavam (लवम्): defined in 4 categories.
Lava (लव): defined in 16 categories.
Grihitva (grhitva, gṛhītvā, गृहीत्वा): defined in 6 categories.
Mugdhakshi (mugdhaksi, mugdhākṣī, मुग्धाक्षी): defined in 1 categories.
Rahasi (रहसि): defined in 1 categories.
Rahas (रहस्): defined in 5 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Dhanya (धन्य): defined in 13 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Nepali, Purana (epic history), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Kannada, Jainism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Tamil, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Buddhism, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy)

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: “atrāsmin sutanu latāgṛhe'sti ramyaṃ mālatyāḥ kusumamanuccitaṃ pareṇa”
atrā -
atra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

atra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

atrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asmin -
idam (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]
sutanu -
sutanu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

sutanu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

sutanu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
latāgṛhe' -
latāgṛha (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
asti -
asti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
ramyam -
ramya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ramya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

ramyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√ram -> ramya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √ram]

√ram -> ramya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √ram]

√ram -> ramyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √ram]

√ram -> ramya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ram]

√ram -> ramya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ram class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ram], [accusative single from √ram]
mālatyāḥ -
mālati (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

mālatī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
kusumam -
kusuma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kusuma (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
nuc -
nud (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

nud (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
citam -
cita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

citā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

cit (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

cit (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
pareṇa -
pareṇa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

para (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “ityuktvā mṛdukarapallavaṃ gṛhītvā mugdhākṣī rahasi nināya ko'pi dhanyaḥ”
ityu -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
uktvā -
uktvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√vac -> uktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vac]

√vac -> uktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vac]
mṛduka -
mṛduka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mṛduka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rapal -
√rap -> rapat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √rap class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rap class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rap class 1 verb]
lavam -
lavam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

lava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

lava (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
gṛhītvā -
gṛhītvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√grah -> gṛhītvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √grah]
mugdhākṣī -
mugdhākṣī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
rahasi -
rahasi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

rahas (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√rah (verb class 1)

[present active second single]
nināya -
√nī (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
ko' -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ku (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
dhanyaḥ -
dhanya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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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 730 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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Last Updated: 23 April, 2019