Sanskrit quote nr. 8409 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कण्ठे मदः कोद्रवजो हृदि ताम्बूलजो मदः ।
लक्ष्मीमदस् तु सर्वाङ्गे पुत्रदारमुखेष्वपि ॥kaṇṭhe madaḥ kodravajo hṛdi tāmbūlajo madaḥ |
lakṣmīmadas tu sarvāṅge putradāramukheṣvapi ||
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.
Kantha (kaṇṭha, कण्ठ): defined in 20 categories.
Mada (मद): defined in 20 categories.
Kodrava (कोद्रव): defined in 8 categories.
Ja (ज): defined in 7 categories.
Hrid (hrd, hṛd, हृद्): defined in 13 categories.
Tambulaja (tāmbūlaja, ताम्बूलज): defined in 1 categories.
Lakshmi (laksmi, lakṣmī, लक्ष्मी): defined in 20 categories.
Ada (अद): defined in 9 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Sarvanga (sarvāṅga, सर्वाङ्ग): defined in 7 categories.
Putradara (putradāra, पुत्रदार): defined in 2 categories.
Ukha (उख): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 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: “kaṇṭhe madaḥ kodravajo hṛdi tāmbūlajo madaḥ”
- kaṇṭhe -
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kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[locative single]√kaṇṭh (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- madaḥ -
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mada (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kodrava -
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kodrava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- jo* -
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ja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hṛdi -
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hṛd (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- tāmbūlajo* -
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tāmbūlaja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- madaḥ -
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mada (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “lakṣmīmadas tu sarvāṅge putradāramukheṣvapi”
- lakṣmīm -
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lakṣmī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- adas -
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ada (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ad (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]ad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]√dṝ (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- sarvāṅge -
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sarvāṅga (noun, masculine)[locative single]sarvāṅga (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- putradāram -
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putradāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ukheṣva -
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ukha (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
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 8409 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.