Sanskrit quote nr. 8651 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कमलमधुनस् त्यक्त्वा पानं विहाय नवोत्पलं ।
प्रकृतिसुभगां गन्धोद्दामामपास्य च मालतीम् ॥kamalamadhunas tyaktvā pānaṃ vihāya navotpalaṃ |
prakṛtisubhagāṃ gandhoddāmāmapāsya ca mālatīm ||
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.
Kamala (कमल): defined in 22 categories.
Dhuna (धुन): defined in 7 categories.
Pana (pāna, पान): defined in 20 categories.
Vihaya (vihāya, विहाय): defined in 7 categories.
Nava (नव, navā, नवा): defined in 16 categories.
Utpala (उत्पल): defined in 14 categories.
Prakritisubhaga (prakrtisubhaga, prakṛtisubhagā, प्रकृतिसुभगा): defined in 1 categories.
Gandhoddama (gandhoddāmā, गन्धोद्दामा): defined in 1 categories.
Apasya (apāsya, अपास्य): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Malati (mālatī, मालती): defined in 17 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
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: “kamalamadhunas tyaktvā pānaṃ vihāya navotpalaṃ”
- kamalam -
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kamala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kamala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kamalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhunas -
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dhuna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tyaktvā -
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√tyaj -> tyaktvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √tyaj]
- pānam -
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pāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vihāya -
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vihāya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- navo -
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nava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]navā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√nu (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- utpalam -
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utpala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]utpala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]utpalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “prakṛtisubhagāṃ gandhoddāmāmapāsya ca mālatīm”
- prakṛtisubhagām -
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prakṛtisubhagā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- gandhoddāmām -
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gandhoddāmā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- apāsya -
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apāsya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mālatīm -
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mālatī (noun, feminine)[accusative 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 8651 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.