Sanskrit quote nr. 2637 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अयं त्रयाणां ग्रामाणां निधानं मधुरध्वनिः ।
रेखात्रयमितीवास्याः सूत्रितं कण्ठकन्दले ॥ayaṃ trayāṇāṃ grāmāṇāṃ nidhānaṃ madhuradhvaniḥ |
rekhātrayamitīvāsyāḥ sūtritaṃ kaṇṭhakandale ||
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.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Traya (त्रय): defined in 5 categories.
Grama (grāma, ग्राम): defined in 15 categories.
Nidhana (nidhāna, निधान): defined in 15 categories.
Madhura (मधुर): defined in 18 categories.
Dhvani (ध्वनि): defined in 11 categories.
Rekha (रेख): defined in 15 categories.
Raya (रय): defined in 9 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Vasi (vāsi, वासि, vāsī, वासी): defined in 16 categories.
Sutrita (sūtrita, सूत्रित): defined in 4 categories.
Kantha (kaṇṭha, कण्ठ): defined in 20 categories.
Kandala (कन्दल, kandalā, कन्दला): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Gitashastra (science of music), Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Buddhism, Ayurveda (science of life), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
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: “ayaṃ trayāṇāṃ grāmāṇāṃ nidhānaṃ madhuradhvaniḥ”
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- trayāṇām -
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traya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]traya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- grāmāṇām -
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grāma (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]grāma (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- nidhānam -
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nidhāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nidhāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nidhānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- madhura -
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madhura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]madhura (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhvaniḥ -
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dhvani (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “rekhātrayamitīvāsyāḥ sūtritaṃ kaṇṭhakandale”
- rekhāt -
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rekha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- rayam -
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raya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- itī -
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iti (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vāsyāḥ -
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vāsi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]vāsī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]vāsya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vāsyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vās -> vāsya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vās class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √vās class 10 verb]√vās -> vāsyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √vās class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √vās class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √vās class 10 verb]√vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vas], [vocative plural from √vas]√vas -> vāsyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vas], [vocative plural from √vas], [accusative plural from √vas]√vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vas class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vas], [vocative plural from √vas]√vas -> vāsyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √vas class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vas class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vas], [vocative plural from √vas], [accusative plural from √vas]√vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vas class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 6 verb]√vas -> vāsyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √vas class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √vas class 6 verb]√vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vas class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √vas], [vocative plural from √vas]√vas -> vāsyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √vas class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √vas class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √vas], [vocative plural from √vas], [accusative plural from √vas]
- sūtritam -
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sūtrita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sūtrita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sūtritā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sūtr -> sūtrita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sūtr class 10 verb]√sūtr -> sūtrita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sūtr class 10 verb], [accusative single from √sūtr class 10 verb]
- kaṇṭha -
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kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kaṇṭh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kandale -
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kandala (noun, masculine)[locative single]kandala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kandalā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
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It has serial number 2637 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.