Sanskrit quote nr. 1436 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनुगतपरितोषितानुजीवी मधुरवचाश्चरितानुरक्तलोकः ।
सुनिपुणपरमाप्तसक्ततन्त्रो भवति चिरं नृपतिः प्रदीप्तरश्मिः ॥anugataparitoṣitānujīvī madhuravacāścaritānuraktalokaḥ |
sunipuṇaparamāptasaktatantro bhavati ciraṃ nṛpatiḥ pradīptaraśmiḥ ||
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.
Anugata (अनुगत): defined in 7 categories.
Anujivin (anujīvin, अनुजीविन्): defined in 3 categories.
Madhura (मधुर): defined in 18 categories.
Vaca (वच, vacā, वचा): defined in 16 categories.
Vacas (वचस्): defined in 2 categories.
Carita (चरित): defined in 11 categories.
Akta (अक्त): defined in 6 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Parama (परम, paramā, परमा): defined in 16 categories.
Apta (āpta, आप्त): defined in 11 categories.
Bhavati (bhavatī, भवती): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Ciram (चिरम्): defined in 6 categories.
Cira (चिर): defined in 16 categories.
Nripati (nrpati, nṛpati, नृपति): defined in 7 categories.
Pradipta (pradīpta, प्रदीप्त): defined in 6 categories.
Rashmi (rasmi, raśmi, रश्मि): defined in 17 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Buddhism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Prakrit, Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hinduism, Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “anugataparitoṣitānujīvī madhuravacāścaritānuraktalokaḥ”
- anugata -
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anugata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anugata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paritoṣitā -
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paritoṣita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paritoṣita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]paritoṣitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- anujīvī -
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anujīvin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- madhura -
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madhura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]madhura (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vacāś -
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vaca (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vacā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]vacas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- caritān -
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carita (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ur -
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u (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- akta -
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akta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lokaḥ -
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loka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sunipuṇaparamāptasaktatantro bhavati ciraṃ nṛpatiḥ pradīptaraśmiḥ”
- suni -
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sū (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- puṇa -
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√puṇ (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- paramā -
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parama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]parama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]paramā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āpta -
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āpta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āpta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√āp (verb class 5)[aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]
- sakta -
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sakta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sakta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sag -> sakta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sag class 1 verb]√sag -> sakta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sag class 1 verb]√saj -> sakta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √saj class 1 verb]√saj -> sakta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √saj class 1 verb]√sañj -> sakta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sañj class 1 verb]√sañj -> sakta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sañj class 1 verb]
- tantro -
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- bhavati -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- ciram -
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ciram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cirā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nṛpatiḥ -
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nṛpati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pradīpta -
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pradīpta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pradīpta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- raśmiḥ -
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raśmi (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 1436 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.