Sanskrit quote nr. 8520 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कदाधरदले बाले दन्तकेसरशोभिते ।
भवामि त्वन्मुखाम्भोजे रसिको मधुपो यथा ॥kadādharadale bāle dantakesaraśobhite |
bhavāmi tvanmukhāmbhoje rasiko madhupo yathā ||
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.
Kada (kadā, कदा): defined in 9 categories.
Adharadala (अधरदल): defined in 1 categories.
Bala (bāla, बाल, bālā, बाला): defined in 30 categories.
Dantaka (दन्तक): defined in 3 categories.
Sara (सर): defined in 27 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Ambhoja (अम्भोज): defined in 6 categories.
Rasika (रसिक): defined in 10 categories.
Madhupa (मधुप, madhupā, मधुपा): defined in 4 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali
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: “kadādharadale bāle dantakesaraśobhite”
- kadā -
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kadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]kadā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- adharadale -
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adharadala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- bāle -
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bāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]bāla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bālā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dantake -
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dantaka (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sara -
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sara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- śobhite -
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śobhita (noun, masculine)[locative single]śobhita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śobhitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√śubh -> śobhita (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śubh class 1 verb], [locative single from √śubh class 6 verb], [locative single from √śubh]√śubh -> śobhita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √śubh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śubh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śubh class 1 verb], [locative single from √śubh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √śubh class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √śubh class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √śubh class 6 verb], [locative single from √śubh class 6 verb], [nominative dual from √śubh], [vocative dual from √śubh], [accusative dual from √śubh], [locative single from √śubh]√śubh -> śobhitā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √śubh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śubh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śubh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śubh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √śubh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √śubh class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √śubh class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √śubh class 6 verb], [nominative dual from √śubh], [vocative single from √śubh], [vocative dual from √śubh], [accusative dual from √śubh]
- Line 2: “bhavāmi tvanmukhāmbhoje rasiko madhupo yathā”
- bhavāmi -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[present active first single]
- tvan -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[ablative single]
- mukhā -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ambhoje -
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ambhoja (noun, masculine)[locative single]ambhoja (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- rasiko* -
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rasika (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- madhupo* -
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madhupa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]madhupā (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 8520 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.