Sanskrit quote nr. 8481 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कथमियति वनान्ते कश्चिदेको न तादृग् ।
वरवनतरुरुच्चैः पुष्पवल्लीफलाढ्यः ॥kathamiyati vanānte kaścideko na tādṛg |
varavanataruruccaiḥ puṣpavallīphalāḍhyaḥ ||
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.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Iyat (इयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vananta (vanānta, वनान्त, vanāntā, वनान्ता): defined in 3 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vara (वर): defined in 23 categories.
Ru (रु): defined in 8 categories.
Uccaih (uccaiḥ, उच्चैः): defined in 2 categories.
Ucca (उच्च): defined in 14 categories.
Pushpa (puspa, puṣpa, पुष्प): defined in 16 categories.
Valli (वल्लि, vallī, वल्ली): defined in 18 categories.
Phaladhya (phalāḍhya, फलाढ्य): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Buddhism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Nepali, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), 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: “kathamiyati vanānte kaścideko na tādṛg”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- iyati -
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iyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]iyat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- vanānte -
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vanānta (noun, masculine)[locative single]vanānta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vanāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kaś -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- eko* -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse tādṛg
- Line 2: “varavanataruruccaiḥ puṣpavallīphalāḍhyaḥ”
- vara -
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vara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vanata -
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√van (verb class 1)[imperative active second plural]
- rur -
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ru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uccaiḥ -
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uccaiḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uccaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ucca (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ucca (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- puṣpa -
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puṣpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]puṣpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vallī -
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vallī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]valli (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- phalāḍhyaḥ -
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phalāḍhya (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 8481 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.