Sanskrit quote nr. 4813 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आननं मृगशावाक्ष्या वीक्ष्य लोलालकावृतम् ।
भ्रमद्भ्रमरसंभारं स्मरामि सरसीरुहम् ॥ānanaṃ mṛgaśāvākṣyā vīkṣya lolālakāvṛtam |
bhramadbhramarasaṃbhāraṃ smarāmi sarasīruham ||
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.
Anana (ānana, आनन): defined in 14 categories.
Mrigashavakshi (mrgasavaksi, mṛgaśāvākṣī, मृगशावाक्षी): defined in 1 categories.
Vikshya (viksya, vīkṣya, वीक्ष्य): defined in 3 categories.
Lola (लोल, lolā, लोला): defined in 10 categories.
Alaka (अलक): defined in 14 categories.
Ritam (rtam, ṛtam, ऋतम्): defined in 1 categories.
Rita (rta, ṛta, ऋत): defined in 10 categories.
Bhramat (भ्रमत्): defined in 6 categories.
Bhramara (भ्रमर): defined in 15 categories.
Sambhara (sambhāra, सम्भार): defined in 13 categories.
Sarasiruh (sarasīruh, सरसीरुह्): defined in 1 categories.
Sarasiruha (sarasīruha, सरसीरुह): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism
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: “ānanaṃ mṛgaśāvākṣyā vīkṣya lolālakāvṛtam”
- ānanam -
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ānana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mṛgaśāvākṣyā* -
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mṛgaśāvākṣī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- vīkṣya -
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vīkṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vīkṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lolā -
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lola (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lola (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]lolā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√lul (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- alakāvṛ -
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alaka (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ṛtam -
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ṛtam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “bhramadbhramarasaṃbhāraṃ smarāmi sarasīruham”
- bhramad -
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bhramat (noun, masculine)[compound]bhramat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhramara -
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bhramara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sambhāram -
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sambhāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- smarāmi -
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√smṛ (verb class 1)[present active first single]
- sarasīruham -
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sarasīruha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sarasīruh (noun, masculine)[accusative 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 4813 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.