Sanskrit quote nr. 4848 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आनन्दाय च विस्मयाय च मया दृष्टोऽसि दुःखाय वा ।
वैतृष्ण्यं तु ममापि संप्रति कुतस्त्वद्दर्शने चक्षुषः ॥ānandāya ca vismayāya ca mayā dṛṣṭo'si duḥkhāya vā |
vaitṛṣṇyaṃ tu mamāpi saṃprati kutastvaddarśane cakṣuṣaḥ ||
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.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Vismaya (विस्मय): defined in 11 categories.
Maya (मय, mayā, मया): defined in 29 categories.
Drishta (drsta, dṛṣṭa, दृष्ट): defined in 13 categories.
Asi (asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Duhkha (duḥkha, दुःख): defined in 17 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Vaitrishnya (vaitrsnya, vaitṛṣṇya, वैतृष्ण्य): defined in 1 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Kutah (kutaḥ, कुतः): defined in 1 categories.
Kuta (कुत): defined in 19 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Darshana (darsana, darśana, दर्शन): defined in 18 categories.
Cakshusha (caksusa, cakṣuṣa, चक्षुष): defined in 8 categories.
Cakshus (caksus, cakṣus, चक्षुस्): defined in 17 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, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Hinduism, Sikhism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Ayurveda (science of life), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha)
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: “ānandāya ca vismayāya ca mayā dṛṣṭo'si duḥkhāya vā”
- ānandāya -
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ānanda (noun, masculine)[dative single]ānanda (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vismayāya -
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vismaya (noun, masculine)[dative single]vismaya (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mayā* -
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maya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dṛṣṭo' -
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dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- duḥkhāya -
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duḥkha (noun, masculine)[dative single]duḥkha (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “vaitṛṣṇyaṃ tu mamāpi saṃprati kutastvaddarśane cakṣuṣaḥ”
- vaitṛṣṇyam -
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vaitṛṣṇya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- mamā -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- samprati -
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samprati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- kutas -
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kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kutaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kuta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tvad -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[ablative single]
- darśane -
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darśana (noun, masculine)[locative single]darśana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- cakṣuṣaḥ -
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cakṣuṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]cakṣus (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]cakṣus (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive 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 4848 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.