Sanskrit quote nr. 748 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अथ नगरधृतैरमात्यरत्नैः पथि समियाय स जाययाभिरामः ।
मधुरिव कुसुमश्रिया सनाथः क्रममिलितैरलिभिः कुतूहलोत्कैः ॥atha nagaradhṛtairamātyaratnaiḥ pathi samiyāya sa jāyayābhirāmaḥ |
madhuriva kusumaśriyā sanāthaḥ kramamilitairalibhiḥ kutūhalotkaiḥ ||
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.
Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Naga (नग): defined in 26 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Adhrita (adhrta, adhṛta, अधृत): defined in 3 categories.
Amatya (amātya, अमात्य): defined in 11 categories.
Ratna (रत्न): defined in 19 categories.
Pathin (पथिन्): defined in 12 categories.
Jaya (jāyā, जाया): defined in 26 categories.
Abhirama (abhirāma, अभिराम): defined in 10 categories.
Madhu (मधु): defined in 19 categories.
Madhus (मधुस्): defined in 1 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Kusuma (कुसुम): defined in 16 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Shriya (sriya, śriyā, श्रिया): defined in 5 categories.
Sanatha (sanātha, सनाथ): defined in 7 categories.
Krama (क्रम): defined in 14 categories.
Ilita (इलित): defined in 2 categories.
Ali (अलि): defined in 16 categories.
Alin (अलिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Kutuhala (kutūhala, कुतूहल, kutūhalā, कुतूहला): defined in 6 categories.
Utka (उत्क): defined in 3 categories.
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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: “atha nagaradhṛtairamātyaratnaiḥ pathi samiyāya sa jāyayābhirāmaḥ”
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- naga -
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naga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ra -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- adhṛtair -
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adhṛta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]adhṛta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- amātya -
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amātya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ratnaiḥ -
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ratna (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ratna (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- pathi -
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pathin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [locative single]
- sami -
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samin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- yāya -
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√yā -> yāya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yā]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jāyayā -
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jāyā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- abhirāmaḥ -
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abhirāma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “madhuriva kusumaśriyā sanāthaḥ kramamilitairalibhiḥ kutūhalotkaiḥ”
- madhur -
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madhus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]madhu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kusuma -
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kusuma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kusuma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śriyā -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]śrī (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]śriyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sanāthaḥ -
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sanātha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kramam -
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krama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ilitair -
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√il -> ilita (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √il class 10 verb], [instrumental plural from √il]√il -> ilita (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √il class 10 verb], [instrumental plural from √il]
- alibhiḥ -
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ali (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]alin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- kutūhalo -
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kutūhala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kutūhala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kutūhalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- utkaiḥ -
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utka (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]utka (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
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 748 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.