Sanskrit quote nr. 4839 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आनन्दयति सत्त्वानि यो हि मङ्गलमञ्जुवाक् ।
निन्दामेष्यति लोके सः परवाक्यनिगूहकः ॥ānandayati sattvāni yo hi maṅgalamañjuvāk |
nindāmeṣyati loke saḥ paravākyanigūhakaḥ ||
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.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yati (yatī, यती): defined in 18 categories.
Sattva (सत्त्व): defined in 11 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Mangala (maṅgala, मङ्गल): defined in 21 categories.
Manjuvac (mañjuvāc, मञ्जुवाच्): defined in 1 categories.
Ishyat (isyat, iṣyat, इष्यत्): defined in 1 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Paravakya (paravākya, परवाक्य): defined in 1 categories.
Niguhaka (nigūhaka, निगूहक): defined in 1 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, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism, Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jain 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: “ānandayati sattvāni yo hi maṅgalamañjuvāk”
- ānanda -
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ānanda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ānanda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yati -
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yati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yatin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yat (noun, masculine)[locative single]yat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- sattvāni -
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sattva (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- maṅgala -
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maṅgala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]maṅgala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mañjuvāk -
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mañjuvāc (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]mañjuvāc (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “nindāmeṣyati loke saḥ paravākyanigūhakaḥ”
- nindāme -
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√nind (verb class 1)[imperative active first plural]
- iṣyati -
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√iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]√iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]√iṣ (verb class 4)[present active third single]
- loke -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- saḥ -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paravākya -
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paravākya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nigūhakaḥ -
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nigūhaka (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 4839 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.