Sanskrit quote nr. 8251 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
औदुम्बराणि पुष्पाणि श्वेतवर्णं च वायसम् ।
मत्स्यपादं जले पश्येन् न नारीहृदयस्थितम् ॥audumbarāṇi puṣpāṇi śvetavarṇaṃ ca vāyasam |
matsyapādaṃ jale paśyen na nārīhṛdayasthitam ||
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.
Audumbara (औदुम्बर): defined in 7 categories.
Pushpa (puspa, puṣpa, पुष्प): defined in 16 categories.
Shvetavarna (svetavarna, śvetavarṇa, श्वेतवर्ण): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Vayasa (vāyasa, वायस): defined in 11 categories.
Matsin (मत्सिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Matsya (मत्स्य): defined in 19 categories.
Apada (apāda, अपाद): defined in 10 categories.
Apad (अपद्): defined in 3 categories.
Jala (जल, jalā, जला): defined in 24 categories.
Pashya (pasya, paśya, पश्य, paśyā, पश्या): defined in 5 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Nari (nāri, नारि, nārī, नारी): defined in 15 categories.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय): defined in 16 categories.
Sthita (स्थित): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Pali, Kavya (poetry), Prakrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “audumbarāṇi puṣpāṇi śvetavarṇaṃ ca vāyasam”
- audumbarāṇi -
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audumbara (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- puṣpāṇi -
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puṣpa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śvetavarṇam -
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śvetavarṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śvetavarṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śvetavarṇā (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]
- vāyasam -
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vāyasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vāyasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “matsyapādaṃ jale paśyen na nārīhṛdayasthitam”
- matsya -
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matsin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]matsin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]matsya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- apādam -
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apāda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]apāda (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]apādā (noun, feminine)[adverb]apad (noun, masculine)[accusative single]apad (noun, neuter)[accusative single]
- jale -
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jala (noun, masculine)[locative single]jala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]jalā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√jal (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- paśye -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]paśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb], [locative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [locative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √paś class 10 verb], [nominative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √paś class 10 verb]√paś (verb class 10)[present passive first single]
- īn -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nārī -
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nārī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]nāri (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- hṛdaya -
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hṛdaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hṛdaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sthitam -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sthita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sthitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
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 8251 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.