Sanskrit quote nr. 4845 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

आनन्दस्तिमिताः समाधिषु मुखे गौर्या विलासालसाः ।
संभ्रान्ताः क्षणमद्भुताः क्षणमथ स्मेरा निजे वैकृते ॥

ānandastimitāḥ samādhiṣu mukhe gauryā vilāsālasāḥ |
saṃbhrāntāḥ kṣaṇamadbhutāḥ kṣaṇamatha smerā nije vaikṛte ||

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.
Timita (तिमित, timitā, तिमिता): defined in 2 categories.
Samadhi (samādhi, समाधि): defined in 22 categories.
Samadhin (samādhin, समाधिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Gauri (gaurī, गौरी): defined in 18 categories.
Vilasa (vilāsa, विलास): defined in 17 categories.
Alasa (अलस, alasā, अलसा): defined in 16 categories.
Sambhranta (sambhrānta, सम्भ्रान्त, sambhrāntā, सम्भ्रान्ता): defined in 5 categories.
Kshanam (ksanam, kṣaṇam, क्षणम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshana (ksana, kṣaṇa, क्षण): defined in 13 categories.
Adbhuta (अद्भुत, adbhutā, अद्भुता): defined in 16 categories.
Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Smera (स्मेर, smerā, स्मेरा): defined in 4 categories.
Nija (निज, nijā, निजा): defined in 10 categories.
Vaikrita (vaikrta, vaikṛta, वैकृत): defined in 7 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), Vedanta (school of philosophy), India history, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)

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: “ānandastimitāḥ samādhiṣu mukhe gauryā vilāsālasāḥ
  • ānandas -
  • ānanda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • timitāḥ -
  • timita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    timitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • samādhiṣu -
  • samādhi (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    samādhin (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    samādhin (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • mukhe -
  • mukha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mukha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • gauryā* -
  • gaurī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vilāsā -
  • vilāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vilāsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • alasāḥ -
  • alasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    alasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “saṃbhrāntāḥ kṣaṇamadbhutāḥ kṣaṇamatha smerā nije vaikṛte
  • sambhrāntāḥ -
  • sambhrānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sambhrāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kṣaṇam -
  • kṣaṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • adbhutāḥ -
  • adbhuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    adbhutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kṣaṇam -
  • kṣaṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • smerā* -
  • smera (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    smerā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nije -
  • nija (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nija (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nijā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vaikṛte -
  • vaikṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vaikṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

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 4845 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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