Sanskrit quote nr. 4823 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आनन्दं सदनं सुताश्च सुधियः कान्ता न दुर्भाषिणी ।
सन्मित्रं सुधनं स्वयोषिति रतिश्चाज्ञापराः सेवकाः ॥ānandaṃ sadanaṃ sutāśca sudhiyaḥ kāntā na durbhāṣiṇī |
sanmitraṃ sudhanaṃ svayoṣiti ratiścājñāparāḥ sevakāḥ ||
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.
Sadana (सदन): defined in 9 categories.
Suta (सुत, sutā, सुता): defined in 18 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Sudhi (sudhī, सुधी): defined in 9 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त, kāntā, कान्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Durbhashin (durbhasin, durbhāṣin, दुर्भाषिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Sanmitra (सन्मित्र): defined in 3 categories.
Sudhana (सुधन): defined in 6 categories.
Yoshit (yosit, yoṣit, योषित्): defined in 5 categories.
Rati (रति): defined in 24 categories.
Ajna (ajña, अज्ञ, ajñā, अज्ञा): defined in 12 categories.
Apara (अपर, aparā, अपरा): defined in 15 categories.
Sevaka (सेवक, sevakā, सेवका): defined in 13 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, Ayurveda (science of life), Hindi, Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), India history, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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 sadanaṃ sutāśca sudhiyaḥ kāntā na durbhāṣiṇī”
- ānandam -
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ānanda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ānanda (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ānandā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sadanam -
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sadana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sadana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sutāś -
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suta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sutā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√su -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √su class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √su class 5 verb]√su -> sutā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √su class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √su class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √su class 5 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sutā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √sū class 2 verb]√sū -> sutā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √sū class 2 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sudhiyaḥ -
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sudhī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]sudhī (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- kāntā* -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kam class 1 verb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- durbhāṣiṇī -
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durbhāṣiṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]durbhāṣin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “sanmitraṃ sudhanaṃ svayoṣiti ratiścājñāparāḥ sevakāḥ”
- sanmitram -
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sanmitra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sudhanam -
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sudhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sudhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sudhanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sva -
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sva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- yoṣiti -
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yoṣit (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- ratiś -
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rati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ajñā -
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ajña (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ajña (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ajñā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aparāḥ -
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apara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]aparā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sevakāḥ -
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sevaka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sevakā (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 4823 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.