Sanskrit quote nr. 3340 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अविदितपरमानन्दो ।
वदति जनो विषयमेव रमणीयम् ॥aviditaparamānando |
vadati jano viṣayameva ramaṇīyam ||
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.
Avidita (अविदित): defined in 5 categories.
Parama (परम): defined in 16 categories.
Andu (अन्दु): defined in 6 categories.
Vadat (वदत्): defined in 2 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Janas (जनस्): defined in 1 categories.
Vishaya (visaya, viṣaya, विषय): defined in 25 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Ramaniya (ramaṇīya, रमणीय): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Jainism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Tamil, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “aviditaparamānando”
- avidita -
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avidita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avidita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paramān -
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parama (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ando -
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andu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “vadati jano viṣayameva ramaṇīyam”
- vadati -
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√vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- jano* -
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janas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]jana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- viṣayam -
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viṣaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ramaṇīyam -
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ramaṇīya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ramaṇīya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ramaṇīyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ram -> ramaṇīya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √ram]√ram -> ramaṇīya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √ram]√ram -> ramaṇīyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √ram]√ram -> ramaṇīya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ram]√ram -> ramaṇīya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ram class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ram], [accusative single from √ram]
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 3340 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.