Sanskrit quote nr. 992 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्याभोगिनि गाढमर्मनिवहे हर्म्याग्रवेदीजुषां सद्यश्चन्दनशोषिणि स्तनतटे सङ्गे कुरङ्गीदृशाम् ।
प्रायः प्रश्लथयन्ति पुष्पधनुषः पुष्पाकरे निष्ठिते निर्वेदं नवमल्लिकासुरभयः सायंतना वायवः ॥

adyābhogini gāḍhamarmanivahe harmyāgravedījuṣāṃ sadyaścandanaśoṣiṇi stanataṭe saṅge kuraṅgīdṛśām |
prāyaḥ praślathayanti puṣpadhanuṣaḥ puṣpākare niṣṭhite nirvedaṃ navamallikāsurabhayaḥ sāyaṃtanā vāyavaḥ ||

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.

Adya (अद्य, adyā, अद्या): defined in 11 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Abhogini (ābhoginī, आभोगिनी): defined in 1 categories.
Gadham (gāḍham, गाढम्): defined in 2 categories.
Gadha (gāḍha, गाढ): defined in 10 categories.
Arman (अर्मन्): defined in 2 categories.
Harmyagra (harmyāgra, हर्म्याग्र): defined in 1 categories.
Vedi (वेदि, vedī, वेदी): defined in 12 categories.
Jusha (jusa, juṣā, जुषा): defined in 2 categories.
Sadyah (sadyaḥ, सद्यः): defined in 2 categories.
Sadya (सद्य): defined in 1 categories.
Candana (चन्दन): defined in 23 categories.
Shoshini (sosini, śoṣiṇī, शोषिणी): defined in 4 categories.
Shoshin (sosin, śoṣin, शोषिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Stanatata (stanataṭa, स्तनतट): defined in 1 categories.
Sanga (saṅga, सङ्ग): defined in 17 categories.
Kurangi (kuraṅgī, कुरङ्गी): defined in 3 categories.
Idrish (idrs, īdṛś, ईदृश्): defined in 1 categories.
Idrisha (idrsa, īdṛśā, ईदृशा): defined in 3 categories.
Praya (prāya, प्राय): defined in 8 categories.
Prayas (prāyas, प्रायस्): defined in 4 categories.
Prashlatha (praslatha, praślatha, प्रश्लथ): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Pushpadhanus (puspadhanus, puṣpadhanus, पुष्पधनुस्): defined in 1 categories.
Pushpakara (puspakara, puṣpākara, पुष्पाकर, puṣpākarā, पुष्पाकरा): defined in 2 categories.
Nishthita (nisthita, niṣṭhita, निष्ठित, niṣṭhitā, निष्ठिता): defined in 5 categories.
Nirveda (निर्वेद): defined in 9 categories.
Navamallika (navamallikā, नवमल्लिका): defined in 2 categories.
Rabhi (रभि): defined in 1 categories.
Sayantana (sāyantana, सायन्तन): defined in 1 categories.
Vayava (vāyava, वायव): defined in 5 categories.
Vayu (vāyu, वायु): defined in 26 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Prakrit, Hinduism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Tamil

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: “adyābhogini gāḍhamarmanivahe harmyāgravedījuṣāṃ sadyaścandanaśoṣiṇi stanataṭe saṅge kuraṅgīdṛśām”
adyā -
adya (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

adya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

adya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

adyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
ābhogini -
ābhoginī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

ābhogin (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ābhogin (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
gāḍham -
gāḍham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

gāḍha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

gāḍha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

gāḍhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
arman -
arman (noun, neuter)

[vocative single]
ivahe -
√i (verb class 2)

[present middle first dual]
harmyāgra -
harmyāgra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vedī -
vedī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

vedi (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

vedi (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

vedin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
juṣām -
juṣ (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

juṣ (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

juṣā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
sadyaś -
sadyaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sadya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
candana -
candana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

candana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śoṣiṇi -
śoṣiṇī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

śoṣin (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

śoṣin (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
stanataṭe -
stanataṭa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
saṅge -
saṅga (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
kuraṅgī -
kuraṅgī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
īdṛśām -
īdṛś (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

īdṛś (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

īdṛś (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

īdṛśā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “prāyaḥ praślathayanti puṣpadhanuṣaḥ puṣpākare niṣṭhite nirvedaṃ navamallikāsurabhayaḥ sāyaṃtanā vāyavaḥ”
prāyaḥ -
prāyas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

prāya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
praślatha -
praślatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

praślatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yanti -
yanti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third plural]
puṣpadhanuṣaḥ -
puṣpadhanus (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
puṣpākare -
puṣpākara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

puṣpākara (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

puṣpākarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
niṣṭhite -
niṣṭhita (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

niṣṭhita (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

niṣṭhitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
nirvedam -
nirveda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nirveda (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

nirvedā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
navamallikāsu -
navamallikā (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
rabhayaḥ -
rabhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
sāyantanā* -
sāyantana (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
vāyavaḥ -
vāyava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

vāyu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vāyu (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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This 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 992 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.

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