Sanskrit quote nr. 4215 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

आः पात्री स्यामकृतकघनप्रेमविस्फारितानां ।
सव्रीडानां सकलकरणानन्दनाडिंधमानाम् ॥

āḥ pātrī syāmakṛtakaghanapremavisphāritānāṃ |
savrīḍānāṃ sakalakaraṇānandanāḍiṃdhamānām ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Patri (pātrī, पात्री): defined in 9 categories.
Kritaka (krtaka, kṛtaka, कृतक): defined in 5 categories.
Ghana (घन): defined in 22 categories.
Vispharita (visphārita, विस्फारित, visphāritā, विस्फारिता): defined in 3 categories.
Savrida (savrīḍa, सव्रीड, savrīḍā, सव्रीडा): defined in 3 categories.
Karana (karaṇa, करण): defined in 27 categories.
Nadindhama (nāḍindhama, नाडिन्धम, nāḍindhamā, नाडिन्धमा): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Purana (epic history), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history

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: “āḥ pātrī syāmakṛtakaghanapremavisphāritānāṃ
  • āḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pātrī -
  • pātrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    pātrin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syāma -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [optative active first plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • kṛtaka -
  • kṛtaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛtaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ghana -
  • ghana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prema -
  • preman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    preman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • visphāritānām -
  • visphārita (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    visphārita (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    visphāritā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “savrīḍānāṃ sakalakaraṇānandanāḍiṃdhamānām
  • savrīḍānām -
  • savrīḍa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    savrīḍa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    savrīḍā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • sakala -
  • sakala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sakala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karaṇān -
  • karaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • anda -
  • and (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nāḍindhamānām -
  • nāḍindhama (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    nāḍindhama (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    nāḍindhamā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 4215 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.

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