Sanskrit quote nr. 9143 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कश्चिदाम्रवणं छित्त्वा पलाशांश्च निपिञ्चति ।
पुष्पं दृष्ट्वा फले गृध्नुः स शोचति फलागमे ॥kaścidāmravaṇaṃ chittvā palāśāṃśca nipiñcati |
puṣpaṃ dṛṣṭvā phale gṛdhnuḥ sa śocati phalāgame ||
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.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Amravana (āmravaṇa, आम्रवण): defined in 3 categories.
Palasha (palasa, palāśa, पलाश): defined in 22 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Pushpa (puspa, puṣpa, पुष्प): defined in 16 categories.
Phala (फल, phalā, फला): defined in 25 categories.
Phali (फलि): defined in 7 categories.
Gridhnu (grdhnu, gṛdhnu, गृध्नु): defined in 2 categories.
Phalagama (phalāgama, फलागम): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Nepali, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “kaścidāmravaṇaṃ chittvā palāśāṃśca nipiñcati”
- kaś -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- āmravaṇam -
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āmravaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- chittvā -
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√chid -> chittvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √chid]√chid -> chittvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √chid]
- palāśāṃś -
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palāśa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse nipiñcati
- Line 2: “puṣpaṃ dṛṣṭvā phale gṛdhnuḥ sa śocati phalāgame”
- puṣpam -
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puṣpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]puṣpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]puṣpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dṛṣṭvā -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- phale -
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phala (noun, masculine)[locative single]phala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]phalā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]phali (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- gṛdhnuḥ -
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gṛdhnu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]gṛdhnu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śocati -
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√śuc -> śocat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śuc class 1 verb]√śuc -> śocat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √śuc class 1 verb]√śuc (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- phalāgame -
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phalāgama (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 9143 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.