Sanskrit quote nr. 1225 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनन्यसाधारणकान्तिकान्त- तनोरमुष्याः किमु मध्यदेशः ।
जगत्त्रयीजन्मभृतां निषण्णा चित्तावलीयं त्रिवलीमिषेण ॥ananyasādhāraṇakāntikānta- tanoramuṣyāḥ kimu madhYadeśaḥ |
jagattrayījanmabhṛtāṃ niṣaṇṇā cittāvalīyaṃ trivalīmiṣeṇa ||
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.
Ananyasadharana (ananyasādhāraṇa, अनन्यसाधारण): defined in 2 categories.
Kantika (kāntika, कान्तिक): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tanu (तनु): defined in 16 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Trayi (trayī, त्रयी): defined in 10 categories.
Janmabhrit (janmabhrt, janmabhṛt, जन्मभृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Nishanna (nisanna, niṣaṇṇā, निषण्णा): defined in 5 categories.
Citta (चित्त): defined in 22 categories.
Citti (चित्ति): defined in 10 categories.
Ali (अलि): defined in 16 categories.
Alin (अलिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Trivali (trivalī, त्रिवली): defined in 5 categories.
Isha (isa, iṣa, इष): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Pali, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Jainism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Shaiva philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Gitashastra (science of music), Vastushastra (architecture)
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: “ananyasādhāraṇakāntikānta- tanoramuṣyāḥ kimu madhYadeśaḥ”
- ananyasādhāraṇa -
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ananyasādhāraṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ananyasādhāraṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāntikān -
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kāntika (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ta -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound]
- tanor -
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tanu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- amuṣyāḥ -
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adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Cannot analyse kimu*ma
- Cannot analyse madhYadeśaḥ
- Line 2: “jagattrayījanmabhṛtāṃ niṣaṇṇā cittāvalīyaṃ trivalīmiṣeṇa”
- jagat -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[compound]jagat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- trayī -
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trayī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- janmabhṛtām -
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janmabhṛt (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]janmabhṛt (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]janmabhṛtā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- niṣaṇṇā -
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niṣaṇṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- cittāva -
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citta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]citti (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- alī -
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ali (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]alin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- trivalīm -
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trivalī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- iṣeṇa -
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iṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]iṣa (noun, neuter)[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 1225 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.