Sanskrit quote nr. 8427 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कति न सन्ति महीषु महीरुहः ।
सुरभिपुष्परसालफलालयः ॥kati na santi mahīṣu mahīruhaḥ |
surabhipuṣparasālaphalālayaḥ ||
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.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Mahi (mahī, मही): defined in 16 categories.
Mahiruh (mahīruh, महीरुह्): defined in 2 categories.
Mahiruha (mahīruha, महीरुह): defined in 5 categories.
Surabhi (सुरभि, surabhī, सुरभी): defined in 20 categories.
Pushparasa (pusparasa, puṣparasa, पुष्परस): defined in 3 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Phala (फल, phalā, फला): defined in 25 categories.
Alaya (अलय): defined in 15 categories.
Ali (अलि): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shilpashastra (iconography), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Jain philosophy
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: “kati na santi mahīṣu mahīruhaḥ”
- kati -
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kati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- santi -
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santi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]sat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√as (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- mahīṣu -
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mahī (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- mahīruhaḥ -
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mahīruh (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]mahīruha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “surabhipuṣparasālaphalālayaḥ”
- surabhi -
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surabhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]surabhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]surabhī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]surabhin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]surabhin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- puṣparasā -
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puṣparasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ala -
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ala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√al (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- phalā -
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phala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]phala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]phalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√phal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- alayaḥ -
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alaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ali (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√lay (verb class 1)[imperfect active second 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 8427 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.