Sanskrit quote nr. 4718 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आदितालो जयन्तः स्याच् छृङ्गाररससंयुतः ।
रुद्रसंख्याक्षरपदैर् आयुर्वृद्धिकरः परः ॥āditālo jayantaḥ syāc chṛṅgārarasasaṃyutaḥ |
rudrasaṃkhyākṣarapadair āyurvṛddhikaraḥ paraḥ ||
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.
Aditala (āditāla, आदिताल): defined in 3 categories.
Jayanta (जयन्त): defined in 15 categories.
Jayat (जयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Rudra (रुद्र): defined in 20 categories.
Akshara (aksara, akṣara, अक्षर): defined in 17 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Ayu (āyu, आयु): defined in 9 categories.
Ayus (āyus, आयुस्): defined in 10 categories.
Vriddhikara (vrddhikara, vṛddhikara, वृद्धिकर): defined in 1 categories.
Parah (paraḥ, परः): defined in 4 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), India history, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, 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: “āditālo jayantaḥ syāc chṛṅgārarasasaṃyutaḥ”
- āditālo* -
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āditāla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jayantaḥ -
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jayanta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]jayat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√ji -> jayat (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ji class 1 verb]
- syāc -
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- Cannot analyse chṛṅgārarasasaṃyutaḥ
- Line 2: “rudrasaṃkhyākṣarapadair āyurvṛddhikaraḥ paraḥ”
- rudra -
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rudra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rudra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṅkhyā -
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saṅkhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saṅkhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]saṅkhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akṣara -
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akṣara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akṣara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- padair -
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pada (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- āyur -
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āyus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]āyus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āyu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]āyu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- vṛddhikaraḥ -
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vṛddhikara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paraḥ -
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paraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (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 4718 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.