Sanskrit quote nr. 8008 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतैर्दक्षिणगन्धवाहवलनैः श्रीखण्ड किं सौरभं ।
ब्रूमस् ते परितो मधुव्रतयुवा येनायमानीयते ॥etairdakṣiṇagandhavāhavalanaiḥ śrīkhaṇḍa kiṃ saurabhaṃ |
brūmas te parito madhuvratayuvā yenāyamānīyate ||
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.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Dakshina (daksina, dakṣiṇa, दक्षिण): defined in 18 categories.
Gandhavaha (gandhavāha, गन्धवाह): defined in 5 categories.
Valana (वलन): defined in 10 categories.
Shrikhanda (srikhanda, śrīkhaṇḍa, श्रीखण्ड): defined in 8 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Saurabha (सौरभ): defined in 7 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Madhuvrata (मधुव्रत): defined in 3 categories.
Yu (yū, यू): defined in 6 categories.
Yuva (yuvā, युवा): defined in 10 categories.
Yena (येन): defined in 2 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Iyat (इयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Iyata (iyatā, इयता): defined in 1 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: “etairdakṣiṇagandhavāhavalanaiḥ śrīkhaṇḍa kiṃ saurabhaṃ”
- etair -
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eta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]eta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]etad (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]eṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- dakṣiṇa -
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dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- gandhavāha -
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gandhavāha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- valanaiḥ -
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valana (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- śrīkhaṇḍa -
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śrīkhaṇḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- saurabham -
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saurabha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saurabha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saurabhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “brūmas te parito madhuvratayuvā yenāyamānīyate”
- brūmas -
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√brū (verb class 2)[present active first 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]
- parito* -
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paritaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- madhuvrata -
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madhuvrata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]madhuvrata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yuvā* -
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yū (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]yuvā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yenā -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ānī -
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āni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- iyate -
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iyat (noun, masculine)[dative single]iyat (noun, neuter)[dative single]iyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√i (verb class 2)[present middle third 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 8008 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.