Sanskrit quote nr. 4834 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आनन्दमादधतमायतलोचनानाम् ।
आनीलमावलितकन्धरमात्तवंशम् ॥ānandamādadhatamāyatalocanānām |
ānīlamāvalitakandharamāttavaṃśam ||
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.
Ada (āda, आद): defined in 9 categories.
Dha (ध): defined in 8 categories.
Tama (तम): defined in 13 categories.
Cana (चन): defined in 8 categories.
Anila (ānīla, आनील): defined in 17 categories.
Avali (āvalī, आवली): defined in 14 categories.
Takat (तकत्): defined in 2 categories.
Dhara (धर): defined in 18 categories.
Atta (ātta, आत्त): defined in 10 categories.
Vamsha (vamsa, vaṃśa, वंश): defined in 21 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), India history, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali, Hinduism, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “ānandamādadhatamāyatalocanānām”
- ānandam -
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ānanda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ānanda (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ānandā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āda -
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āda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ad (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- dha -
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dha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tamāya -
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tama (noun, masculine)[dative single]tama (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- talo -
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- canā -
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cana (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√can (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ānām -
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a (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]ā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “ānīlamāvalitakandharamāttavaṃśam”
- ānīlam -
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ānīla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ānīla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ānīlā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āvali -
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āvalī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- takan -
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√tak -> takat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tak class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tak class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tak class 2 verb], [vocative single from √tak class 2 verb]
- dharam -
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dhara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dharā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ātta -
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ātta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ātta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ad (verb class 2)[imperfect active second plural]
- vaṃśam -
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vaṃśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [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 4834 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.