Sanskrit quote nr. 8664 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कमलानि पानमधुभाजनानि नः ।
पिदधाति यः स विधुरेष गोचरः ॥kamalāni pānamadhubhājanāni naḥ |
pidadhāti yaḥ sa vidhureṣa gocaraḥ ||
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.
Pana (pāna, पान): defined in 20 categories.
Dhu (dhū, धू): defined in 3 categories.
Bhajana (bhājana, भाजन): defined in 12 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Vidhura (विधुर, vidhurā, विधुरा): defined in 7 categories.
Isha (isa, iṣa, इष): defined in 14 categories.
Ishan (isan, iṣan, इषन्): defined in 2 categories.
Gocara (गोचर): defined in 13 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, Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “kamalāni pānamadhubhājanāni naḥ”
- kamalāni -
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kamala (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pānam -
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pāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhu -
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dhu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]dhū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- bhājanāni -
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bhājana (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- naḥ -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- Line 2: “pidadhāti yaḥ sa vidhureṣa gocaraḥ”
- Cannot analyse pidadhāti*ya
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vidhure -
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vidhura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]vidhura (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vidhurā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iṣa -
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iṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]iṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]iṣan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- gocaraḥ -
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gocara (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 8664 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.