Sanskrit quote nr. 7846 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतन्मन्दविपक्वतिन्दुकफलश्यामोदरापाण्डर- ।
प्रान्तं हन्त पुलिन्दसुन्दरकरस्पर्शक्षमं लभ्यते ॥etanmandavipakvatindukaphalaśyāmodarāpāṇḍara- |
prāntaṃ hanta pulindasundarakarasparśakṣamaṃ labhyate ||
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.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Manda (मन्द): defined in 22 categories.
Vipakva (विपक्व): defined in 4 categories.
Tinduka (तिन्दुक): defined in 11 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Shyama (syama, śyāma, श्याम, śyāmā, श्यामा): defined in 18 categories.
Udara (उदर): defined in 18 categories.
Apa (āpa, आप, āpā, आपा): defined in 13 categories.
Andara (aṇḍara, अण्डर): defined in 2 categories.
Pranta (prānta, प्रान्त): defined in 7 categories.
Hanta (हन्त): defined in 7 categories.
Pulinda (पुलिन्द): defined in 13 categories.
Sundaraka (सुन्दरक): defined in 2 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Sparshakshama (sparsaksama, sparśakṣama, स्पर्शक्षम): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Yoga (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Tamil
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: “etanmandavipakvatindukaphalaśyāmodarāpāṇḍara-”
- etan -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- manda -
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manda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]manda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vipakva -
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vipakva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vipakva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tinduka -
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tinduka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- phala -
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phala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]phala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√phal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- śyāmo -
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śyāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śyāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śyāmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√śā (verb class 4)[imperative active first plural]
- udarā -
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udara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- āpā -
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āpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]āpā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√āp (verb class 5)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- aṇḍara -
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aṇḍara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “prāntaṃ hanta pulindasundarakarasparśakṣamaṃ labhyate”
- prāntam -
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prānta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prānta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√prā -> prāt (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √prā class 2 verb]
- hanta -
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hanta (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pulinda -
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pulinda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sundaraka -
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sundaraka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ra -
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ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sparśakṣamam -
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sparśakṣama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sparśakṣama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sparśakṣamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- labhyate -
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√labh (verb class 1)[present passive third 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 7846 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.