Sanskrit quote nr. 4827 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आनन्द क्वचिदञ्च मुञ्च हृदयं चातुर्य धैर्य त्वया ।
स्थेयं क्वेति विचार्यतां रसिकते निर्याहि पर्याकुला ॥ānanda kvacidañca muñca hṛdayaṃ cāturya dhairya tvayā |
stheyaṃ kveti vicāryatāṃ rasikate niryāhi paryākulā ||
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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.
Ku (कु, kū, कू): defined in 11 categories.
Kva (क्व): defined in 2 categories.
Acit (अचित्): defined in 3 categories.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय): defined in 16 categories.
Caturya (cāturya, चातुर्य): defined in 5 categories.
Dhairya (धैर्य): defined in 8 categories.
Tva (tvā, त्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Stheya (स्थेय): defined in 3 categories.
Vicarin (vicārin, विचारिन्): defined in 7 categories.
Vicarya (vicārya, विचार्य): defined in 4 categories.
Rasikata (rasikatā, रसिकता): defined in 1 categories.
Nirya (niryā, निर्या): defined in 1 categories.
Ahi (ahī, अही): defined in 16 categories.
Paryakula (paryākulā, पर्याकुला): defined in 2 categories.
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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: “ānanda kvacidañca muñca hṛdayaṃ cāturya dhairya tvayā”
- ānanda -
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ānanda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ānanda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kva -
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ku (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ku (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- acid -
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acit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- añca -
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√añc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- muñca -
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√muc (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]√muñc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- hṛdayam -
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hṛdaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hṛdaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hṛdayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cāturya -
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cāturya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhairya -
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dhairya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tvayā -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “stheyaṃ kveti vicāryatāṃ rasikate niryāhi paryākulā”
- stheyam -
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stheya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]stheya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]stheyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sthā -> stheya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> stheya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
- kve -
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ku (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]ku (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- eti -
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eti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- vicārya -
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vicārin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]vicārin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vicārya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vicārya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- atā -
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√at (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- rasikate -
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rasikatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- niryā -
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niryā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ahi -
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ahi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ahī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]ahī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- paryākulā -
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paryākulā (noun, feminine)[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 4827 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.