Sanskrit quote nr. 4852 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आनन्देन यशोदया समदनं गोपाङ्गनाभिश्चिरं ।
साशङ्कं बलविद्विषा सकुसुमं सिद्धैः पृथिव्याकुलम् ॥ānandena yaśodayā samadanaṃ gopāṅganābhiściraṃ |
sāśaṅkaṃ balavidviṣā sakusumaṃ siddhaiḥ pṛthivyākulam ||
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.
Yashoda (yasoda, yaśodā, यशोदा): defined in 5 categories.
Samadana (समदन): defined in 6 categories.
Gopa (gopā, गोपा): defined in 12 categories.
Angana (aṅganā, अङ्गना): defined in 14 categories.
Ciram (चिरम्): defined in 6 categories.
Cira (चिर): defined in 16 categories.
Sashankam (sasankam, sāśaṅkam, साशङ्कम्): defined in 1 categories.
Bala (बल): defined in 30 categories.
Vidvish (vidvis, vidviṣ, विद्विष्): defined in 1 categories.
Vidvisha (vidvisa, vidviṣā, विद्विषा): defined in 3 categories.
Kusuma (कुसुम): defined in 16 categories.
Siddha (सिद्ध): defined in 23 categories.
Prithivi (prthivi, pṛthivi, पृथिवि, pṛthivī, पृथिवी): defined in 16 categories.
Akula (ākula, आकुल): defined in 8 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), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hindi, Shilpashastra (iconography), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaisheshika (school of 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: “ānandena yaśodayā samadanaṃ gopāṅganābhiściraṃ”
- ānandena -
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ānanda (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ānanda (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- yaśodayā -
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yaśodā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- samadanam -
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samadana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]samadana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samadanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gopā -
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gopa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gopā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]gopā (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- aṅganābhiś -
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aṅganā (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- ciram -
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ciram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cirā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “sāśaṅkaṃ balavidviṣā sakusumaṃ siddhaiḥ pṛthivyākulam”
- sāśaṅkam -
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sāśaṅkam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sāśaṅka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāśaṅka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sāśaṅkā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bala -
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bala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vidviṣā -
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vidviṣ (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vidviṣ (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vidviṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kusumam -
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kusuma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kusuma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- siddhaiḥ -
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siddha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]siddha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √sidh class 1 verb]√sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √sidh class 1 verb]
- pṛthivyā -
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pṛthivi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]pṛthivī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
- ākulam -
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ākula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ākula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ākulā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 4852 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.