Sanskrit quote nr. 9224 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कस्मान् म्लायसि मालतीव मृदितेत्यालीजने पृच्छति ।
व्यक्तं नोदितमार्तयापि विरहे शालीनया बालया ॥kasmān mlāyasi mālatīva mṛditetyālījane pṛcchati |
vyaktaṃ noditamārtayāpi virahe śālīnayā bālayā ||
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.
Kasmat (kasmāt, कस्मात्): defined in 1 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Malati (mālati, मालति, mālatī, मालती): defined in 17 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Mridita (mrdita, mṛdita, मृदित, mṛditā, मृदिता): defined in 2 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Itya (इत्य, ityā, इत्या): defined in 1 categories.
Ali (āli, आलि, ālī, आली): defined in 16 categories.
Alin (ālin, आलिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Jana (जन, janā, जना): defined in 14 categories.
Jani (जनि): defined in 12 categories.
Pricchat (prcchat, pṛcchat, पृच्छत्): defined in 1 categories.
Vyaktam (व्यक्तम्): defined in 2 categories.
Vyakta (व्यक्त): defined in 15 categories.
Nodita (नोदित): defined in 1 categories.
Arta (ārtā, आर्ता): defined in 9 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Viraha (विरह): defined in 11 categories.
Bala (bālā, बाला): defined in 30 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, Prakrit, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), 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: “kasmān mlāyasi mālatīva mṛditetyālījane pṛcchati”
- kasmān -
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kasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, masculine)[ablative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[ablative single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[ablative single]
- mlāya -
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√mlā -> mlāya (absolutive)[absolutive from √mlā]
- si -
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si (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- mālatī -
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mālati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mālatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mṛdite -
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mṛdita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]mṛdita (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mṛditā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ityā -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]itya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]itya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> itya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]ityā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
- ālī -
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ālī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]āli (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]āli (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ālin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jane -
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jana (noun, masculine)[locative single]jana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]janā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]jani (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√jan (verb class 1)[present middle first single]√jan (verb class 2)[present middle first single]
- pṛcchati -
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√praś -> pṛcchat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √praś class 6 verb]√praś -> pṛcchat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √praś class 6 verb]√praś (verb class 6)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “vyaktaṃ noditamārtayāpi virahe śālīnayā bālayā”
- vyaktam -
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vyaktam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vyakta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vyakta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vyaktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- noditam -
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nodita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nodita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]noditā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√nud -> nodita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √nud]√nud -> nodita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √nud]√nud -> noditā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √nud]√nud -> nodita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √nud]√nud -> nodita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √nud], [accusative single from √nud]
- ārtayā -
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ārtā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- virahe -
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viraha (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- śālīnayā -
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śālīnā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- bālayā -
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bālā (noun, feminine)[instrumental 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 9224 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.