Sanskrit quote nr. 8134 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एषां पल्लवमंशुकानि कुसुमं मुक्ताः फलं विद्रुमं ।
वैडूर्यं दलमङ्कुरो मरतकं हैमं च शाखाशतम् ॥eṣāṃ pallavamaṃśukāni kusumaṃ muktāḥ phalaṃ vidrumaṃ |
vaiḍūryaṃ dalamaṅkuro maratakaṃ haimaṃ ca śākhāśatam ||
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.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Pallava (पल्लव): defined in 18 categories.
Amshuka (amsuka, aṃśuka, अंशुक): defined in 5 categories.
Kusuma (कुसुम): defined in 15 categories.
Mukta (मुक्त, muktā, मुक्ता): defined in 22 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Vidruma (विद्रुम): defined in 13 categories.
Vaidurya (vaiḍūrya, वैडूर्य): defined in 16 categories.
Dala (दल): defined in 15 categories.
Ankura (aṅkura, अङ्कुर): defined in 14 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Haima (हैम): defined in 9 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Shakha (sakha, śākha, शाख, śākhā, शाखा): defined in 20 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Jainism, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nepali, Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “eṣāṃ pallavamaṃśukāni kusumaṃ muktāḥ phalaṃ vidrumaṃ”
- eṣām -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive plural]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- pallavam -
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pallava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pallava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- aṃśukāni -
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aṃśuka (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kusumam -
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kusuma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kusuma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- muktāḥ -
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mukta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]muktā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √muc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 1 verb]√muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √muc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √muc class 1 verb]√muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √muj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muj class 1 verb]√muj -> muktā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √muj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √muj class 1 verb]
- phalam -
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phala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]phala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]phalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vidrumam -
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vidruma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vidruma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vidrumā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “vaiḍūryaṃ dalamaṅkuro maratakaṃ haimaṃ ca śākhāśatam”
- vaiḍūryam -
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vaiḍūrya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vaiḍūrya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dalam -
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dala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- aṅkuro* -
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aṅkura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- marata -
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√mṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second plural]
- kam -
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ka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- haimam -
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haima (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]haima (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]haimā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śākhā -
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śākha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śākha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śākhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√śākh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- aśatam -
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aśata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [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 8134 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.