Sanskrit quote nr. 4820 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आनन्दं कृतमेव कैरवकुलं प्रोल्लासितो वारिधिः ।
संतापं तपनोपलस्य शमितः कान्त्या दिशोऽलंकृताः ॥ānandaṃ kṛtameva kairavakulaṃ prollāsito vāridhiḥ |
saṃtāpaṃ tapanopalasya śamitaḥ kāntyā diśo'laṃkṛtāḥ ||
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.
Ananda (ānanda, आनन्द): defined in 20 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Kairava (कैरव): defined in 5 categories.
Kula (कुल): defined in 22 categories.
Prollasita (prollāsita, प्रोल्लासित): defined in 1 categories.
Varidhi (vāridhi, वारिधि): defined in 5 categories.
Tapanopala (तपनोपल): defined in 2 categories.
Shamitri (samitr, śamitṛ, शमितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Kanti (kānti, कान्ति, kāntī, कान्ती): defined in 16 categories.
Dishas (disas, diśas, दिशस्): defined in 2 categories.
Dish (dis, diś, दिश्): defined in 8 categories.
Alankrita (alankrta, alaṅkṛta, अलङ्कृत, alaṅkṛtā, अलङ्कृता): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Biology (plants and animals), 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: “ānandaṃ kṛtameva kairavakulaṃ prollāsito vāridhiḥ”
- ānandam -
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ānanda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ānanda (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ānandā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kṛtam -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]kṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kairava -
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kairava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kairava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kulam -
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kula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kulā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prollāsito* -
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prollāsita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vāridhiḥ -
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vāridhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “saṃtāpaṃ tapanopalasya śamitaḥ kāntyā diśo'laṃkṛtāḥ”
- santāpam -
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santāpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- tapanopalasya -
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tapanopala (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- śamitaḥ -
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śamitṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]śamita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śam -> śamita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śam]
- kāntyā* -
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kānti (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]kāntī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- diśo' -
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diśas (noun, feminine)[compound], [vocative single]diś (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- alaṅkṛtāḥ -
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alaṅkṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]alaṅkṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 4820 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.