Sanskrit quote nr. 7892 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतांस् ते भ्रमरौघनीलकुटिलान् बध्नामि किं कुन्तलान् ।
किं न्यस्यामि मधूकपाण्डुमधुरे गण्डेऽत्र पत्रावलीम् ॥etāṃs te bhramaraughanīlakuṭilān badhnāmi kiṃ kuntalān |
kiṃ nyasyāmi madhūkapāṇḍumadhure gaṇḍe'tra patrāvalīm ||
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.
Eta (एत): defined in 5 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhramara (भ्रमर, bhramarā, भ्रमरा): defined in 15 categories.
Augha (औघ): defined in 3 categories.
Nila (nīla, नील): defined in 25 categories.
Kutila (kuṭila, कुटिल): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Kuntala (कुन्तल): defined in 12 categories.
Nyasya (न्यस्य, nyasyā, न्यस्या): defined in 2 categories.
Amin (अमिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Madhuka (madhūka, मधूक): defined in 12 categories.
Pandu (pāṇḍu, पाण्डु): defined in 15 categories.
Adhura (अधुर, adhurā, अधुरा): defined in 4 categories.
Ganda (gaṇḍa, गण्ड, gaṇḍā, गण्डा): defined in 19 categories.
Gandi (gaṇḍi, गण्डि): defined in 8 categories.
Atra (अत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Pat (पत्): defined in 3 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Ravan (rāvan, रावन्): defined in 2 categories.
Rava (rāva, राव): defined in 13 categories.
Ru (रु): defined in 8 categories.
Ali (अलि): defined in 16 categories.
Alin (अलिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “etāṃs te bhramaraughanīlakuṭilān badhnāmi kiṃ kuntalān”
- etāṃs -
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eta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]eṣa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- bhramarau -
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bhramara (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhramarā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- augha -
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augha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nīla -
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nīla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nīla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√nīl (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kuṭilān -
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kuṭila (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- badhnāmi -
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√bandh (verb class 9)[present active first single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kuntalān -
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kuntala (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “kiṃ nyasyāmi madhūkapāṇḍumadhure gaṇḍe'tra patrāvalīm”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- nyasyā -
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nyasya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nyasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nyasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nyasyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ami -
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amin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]amin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- madhūka -
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madhūka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]madhūka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pāṇḍum -
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pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- adhure -
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adhura (noun, masculine)[locative single]adhura (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]adhurā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- gaṇḍe' -
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gaṇḍa (noun, masculine)[locative single]gaṇḍa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]gaṇḍā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]gaṇḍi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]gaṇḍi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√gaṇḍ (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pat -
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pat (noun, masculine)[compound]pad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- rāva -
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rāvan (noun, masculine)[compound]rāvan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]rāva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ru (noun, masculine)[locative single]√rā (verb class 2)[imperative active first dual]
- alī -
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ali (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]alin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative 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 7892 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.