Sanskrit quote nr. 4849 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

आनन्दाय सतां भूयात् सुभाषितमिदं मम ।
पृथक्पद्धतिसंमिश्रपरिच्छेदैर्मनोरमम् ॥

ānandāya satāṃ bhūyāt subhāṣitamidaṃ mama |
pṛthakpaddhatisaṃmiśraparicchedairmanoramam ||

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.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Bhuya (bhūya, भूय): defined in 3 categories.
Subhashita (subhasita, subhāṣita, सुभाषित): defined in 8 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Prithak (prthak, pṛthak, पृथक्): defined in 7 categories.
Mishra (misra, miśra, मिश्र): defined in 17 categories.
Apariccheda (अपरिच्छेद): defined in 1 categories.
Manorama (मनोरम): defined in 16 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), Hindi, Tamil, Hinduism, India history, Jain philosophy, Shilpashastra (iconography), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals)

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 satāṃ bhūyāt subhāṣitamidaṃ mama
  • ānandāya -
  • ānanda (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ānanda (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • satām -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • bhūyāt -
  • bhūya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [benedictive active third single]
  • subhāṣitam -
  • subhāṣita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    subhāṣita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    subhāṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • Line 2: “pṛthakpaddhatisaṃmiśraparicchedairmanoramam
  • pṛthak -
  • pṛthak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • paddhati -
  • paddhati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • miśra -
  • miśra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    miśra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aparicchedair -
  • apariccheda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • manoramam -
  • manorama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    manorama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    manoramā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

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 4849 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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