Sanskrit quote nr. 4836 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आनन्दमुग्धनयनां श्रियमङ्कभित्तौ ।
बिभ्रत् पुनातु भवतो भगवान् नृसिंहः ॥ānandamugdhanayanāṃ śriyamaṅkabhittau |
bibhrat punātu bhavato bhagavān nṛsiṃhaḥ ||
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.
Uksh (uks, ukṣ, उक्ष्): defined in 1 categories.
Dhana (धन): defined in 16 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Anka (aṅka, अङ्क): defined in 14 categories.
Bhitti (भित्ति): defined in 10 categories.
Bibhrat (बिभ्रत्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhagavat (भगवत्): defined in 13 categories.
Nrisimha (nrsimha, nṛsiṃha, नृसिंह): defined in 11 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), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shilpashastra (iconography)
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: “ānandamugdhanayanāṃ śriyamaṅkabhittau”
- ānandam -
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ānanda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ānanda (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ānandā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ug -
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ukṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ukṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dhana -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dhan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- yan -
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yat (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- ām -
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ā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]o (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- śriyam -
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śriyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śrī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śrī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- aṅka -
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aṅka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√aṅk (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- bhittau -
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bhitti (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “bibhrat punātu bhavato bhagavān nṛsiṃhaḥ”
- bibhrat -
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bibhrat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]bibhrat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- punātu -
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√pū (verb class 9)[imperative active third single]
- bhavato* -
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bhavat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- bhagavān -
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bhagavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nṛsiṃhaḥ -
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nṛsiṃha (noun, masculine)[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 4836 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.