Sanskrit quote nr. 4830 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

आनन्दधामनि चिदेकरसेऽद्वितीये ।
तस्मिन् पदेऽस्तु मम चित्तमगोचरेऽपि ॥

ānandadhāmani cidekarase'dvitīye |
tasmin pade'stu mama cittamagocare'pi ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.
Dhamani (dhāmanī, धामनी): defined in 10 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Ekarasa (एकरस, ekarasā, एकरसा): defined in 7 categories.
Advitiya (advitīya, अद्वितीय, advitīyā, अद्वितीया): defined in 4 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Padi (पदि): defined in 7 categories.
Pad (पद्): defined in 4 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Citta (चित्त): defined in 22 categories.
Agocara (अगोचर, agocarā, अगोचरा): defined in 9 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 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, Hinduism, Ayurveda (science of life), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhist philosophy, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy)

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: “ānandadhāmani cidekarase'dvitīye
  • ānanda -
  • ānanda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ānanda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhāmani -
  • dhāmanī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    dhāman (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dhāman (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ekarase' -
  • ekarasa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ekarasa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ekarasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • advitīye -
  • advitīya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    advitīya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    advitīyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “tasmin pade'stu mama cittamagocare'pi
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • pade' -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    padi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pad (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    pad (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • astu -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third single]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • cittam -
  • citta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    citta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cittā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    cit (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • agocare' -
  • agocara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    agocara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    agocarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 4830 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.

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