Sanskrit quote nr. 8542 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कनकं सुगन्धि तव तन्वि वपुर् ।
मधुरो मणिश्च सखि तेऽप्यधरम् ॥kanakaṃ sugandhi tava tanvi vapur |
madhuro maṇiśca sakhi te'pyadharam ||
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.
Kanaka (कनक): defined in 20 categories.
Sugandhi (सुगन्धि, sugandhī, सुगन्धी): defined in 11 categories.
Sugandhin (सुगन्धिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Tanu (tanū, तनू): defined in 16 categories.
Tanvi (tanvī, तन्वी): defined in 7 categories.
Madhura (मधुर): defined in 18 categories.
Mani (maṇi, मणि): defined in 26 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Adhara (अधर): defined in 17 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Hinduism
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: “kanakaṃ sugandhi tava tanvi vapur”
- kanakam -
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kanaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kanaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kanakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sugandhi -
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sugandhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sugandhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sugandhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]sugandhī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]sugandhin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sugandhin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- tanvi -
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tanvī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]tanvin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]tanū (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- Cannot analyse vapur
- Line 2: “madhuro maṇiśca sakhi te'pyadharam”
- madhuro* -
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madhura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- maṇiś -
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maṇi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sakhi -
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sakhi (noun, masculine)[adverb]sakhī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- te' -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- adharam -
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adhara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adhara (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]√dhṛ (verb class 1)[imperfect active first 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 8542 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.