Sanskrit quote nr. 8673 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कमले कमले नित्यं मधूनि पिबतस् तव ।
भविष्यन्ति न सन्देहः कष्टं दोषाकरोदये ॥kamale kamale nityaṃ madhūni pibatas tava |
bhaviṣyanti na sandehaḥ kaṣṭaṃ doṣākarodaye ||
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, kamalā, कमला): defined in 22 categories.
Nityam (नित्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Nitya (नित्य): defined in 19 categories.
Madhu (मधु): defined in 19 categories.
Pibat (पिबत्): defined in 1 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhavishyanti (bhavisyanti, bhaviṣyantī, भविष्यन्ती): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavishyat (bhavisyat, bhaviṣyat, भविष्यत्): defined in 5 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Kashtam (kastam, kaṣṭam, कष्टम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kashta (kasta, kaṣṭa, कष्ट): defined in 13 categories.
Doshakara (dosakara, doṣākara, दोषाकर): defined in 3 categories.
Udaya (उदय): defined in 22 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, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Buddhism, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “kamale kamale nityaṃ madhūni pibatas tava”
- kamale -
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kamala (noun, masculine)[locative single]kamala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kamalā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kamale -
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kamala (noun, masculine)[locative single]kamala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kamalā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- nityam -
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nityam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nitya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nityā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- madhūni -
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madhu (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pibatas -
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√pā -> pibat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √pā class 1 verb], [ablative single from √pā class 1 verb], [genitive single from √pā class 1 verb]√pā -> pibat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √pā class 1 verb], [genitive single from √pā class 1 verb]√pā (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- Line 2: “bhaviṣyanti na sandehaḥ kaṣṭaṃ doṣākarodaye”
- bhaviṣyanti -
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bhaviṣyantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√bhū (verb class 1)[future active third plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sandehaḥ -
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sandeha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kaṣṭam -
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kaṣṭam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kaṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kaṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kaṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kaś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
- doṣākaro -
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doṣākara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- udaye -
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udaya (noun, masculine)[locative 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 8673 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.