Sanskrit quote nr. 8314 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ककुभस्य फलं पुष्पं लाक्षा श्रीवासगुग्गुलू ।
श्वेतापराजितामूलं विडङ्गान्वितसर्षपाः ॥kakubhasya phalaṃ puṣpaṃ lākṣā śrīvāsaguggulū |
śvetāparājitāmūlaṃ viḍaṅgānvitasarṣapāḥ ||
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.
Kakubha (ककुभ): defined in 7 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Pushpa (puspa, puṣpa, पुष्प): defined in 16 categories.
Laksha (laksa, lākṣā, लाक्षा): defined in 15 categories.
Shrivasa (srivasa, śrīvāsa, श्रीवास): defined in 2 categories.
Guggulu (गुग्गुलु): defined in 9 categories.
Shveta (sveta, śveta, श्वेत, śvetā, श्वेता): defined in 21 categories.
Aparajita (aparājita, अपराजित, aparājitā, अपराजिता): defined in 18 categories.
Amula (amūla, अमूल): defined in 5 categories.
Vidanga (viḍaṅga, विडङ्ग): defined in 8 categories.
Vid (विद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vidh (विध्): defined in 1 categories.
Pa (प): defined in 12 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: “kakubhasya phalaṃ puṣpaṃ lākṣā śrīvāsaguggulū”
- kakubhasya -
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kakubha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]kakubha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- phalam -
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phala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]phala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]phalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- puṣpam -
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puṣpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]puṣpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]puṣpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- lākṣā -
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lākṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śrīvāsa -
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śrīvāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- guggulū -
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guggulu (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “śvetāparājitāmūlaṃ viḍaṅgānvitasarṣapāḥ”
- śvetā -
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śveta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śveta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śvetā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aparājitā -
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aparājita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aparājita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]aparājitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- amūlam -
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amūla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]amūlā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√mūl (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- viḍaṅgān -
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viḍaṅga (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- vit -
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vid (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vidh (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vidh (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- asar -
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asan (noun, neuter)[compound]
- ṛṣa -
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√ṛṣ (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- pāḥ -
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pa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative 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 8314 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.