Sanskrit quote nr. 8720 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
करभदयिते योऽसौ पीलुस् त्वया मधुलुब्धया ।
व्यपगतघनच्छायस् त्यक्तो न सादरमीक्षितः ॥karabhadayite yo'sau pīlus tvayā madhulubdhayā |
vyapagataghanacchāyas tyakto na sādaramīkṣitaḥ ||
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.
Karabha (करभ): defined in 10 categories.
Dayita (दयित, dayitā, दयिता): defined in 6 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yu (यु): defined in 6 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Pilu (pīlu, पीलु): defined in 13 categories.
Tva (tvā, त्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Madhu (मधु): defined in 19 categories.
Lubdha (lubdhā, लुब्धा): defined in 6 categories.
Vyapagata (व्यपगत): defined in 4 categories.
Gha (घ): defined in 8 categories.
Nat (नत्): defined in 4 categories.
Tyaktri (tyaktr, tyaktṛ, त्यक्तृ): defined in 1 categories.
Tyakta (त्यक्त): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Sadaram (sādaram, सादरम्): defined in 3 categories.
Sadara (sādara, सादर): defined in 7 categories.
Ikshitri (iksitr, īkṣitṛ, ईक्षितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Ikshita (iksita, īkṣita, ईक्षित): defined in 3 categories.
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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: “karabhadayite yo'sau pīlus tvayā madhulubdhayā”
- karabha -
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karabha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]karabha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dayite -
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dayita (noun, masculine)[locative single]dayita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dayitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yo' -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asau -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asu (noun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pīlus -
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pīlu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tvayā -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
- madhu -
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madhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]madhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- lubdhayā -
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lubdhā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]√lubh -> lubdhā (participle, feminine)[instrumental single from √lubh class 4 verb], [instrumental single from √lubh class 6 verb]
- Line 2: “vyapagataghanacchāyas tyakto na sādaramīkṣitaḥ”
- vyapagata -
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vyapagata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vyapagata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gha -
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gha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nacch -
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nat (noun, masculine)[compound]nat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śāyas -
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śāya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śā -> śāya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √śā class 4 verb]
- tyakto* -
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tyaktṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]tyakta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tyaj -> tyakta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sādaram -
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sādaram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sādara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sādara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sādarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- īkṣitaḥ -
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īkṣitṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]īkṣita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√īkṣ -> īkṣita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]
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 8720 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.