Sanskrit quote nr. 2950 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्थहीनोऽपि मधुरः शब्दो लोकप्रियंकरः ।
वीणावेणुमृदङ्गादीन्य् अत्रोदाहरणानि नः ॥arthahīno'pi madhuraḥ śabdo lokapriyaṃkaraḥ |
vīṇāveṇumṛdaṅgādīny atrodāharaṇāni naḥ ||
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.
Arthahina (arthahīna, अर्थहीन): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Madhura (मधुर): defined in 18 categories.
Shabda (sabda, śabda, शब्द): defined in 24 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Priyankara (priyaṅkara, प्रियङ्कर): defined in 7 categories.
Atra (अत्र, atrā, अत्रा): defined in 5 categories.
Udaharana (udāharaṇa, उदाहरण): defined in 12 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Nepali, Prakrit, Buddhist 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: “arthahīno'pi madhuraḥ śabdo lokapriyaṃkaraḥ”
- arthahīno' -
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arthahīna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- madhuraḥ -
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madhura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śabdo* -
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śabda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- loka -
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loka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- priyaṅkaraḥ -
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priyaṅkara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “vīṇāveṇumṛdaṅgādīny atrodāharaṇāni naḥ”
- Cannot analyse vīṇāveṇumṛdaṅgādīny*at
- atro -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]atrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- udāharaṇāni -
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udāharaṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- naḥ -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
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 2950 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.