Sanskrit quote nr. 4854 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

आनन्दोर्मिव्यतिकरदरस्मेरसंसक्तपक्ष्म ।
प्रेमोद्गारप्रवणमसृणारेचितस्निग्धतारम् ॥

ānandormivyatikaradarasmerasaṃsaktapakṣma |
premodgārapravaṇamasṛṇārecitasnigdhatāram ||

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, ānandā, आनन्दा): defined in 20 categories.
Urmin (ūrmin, ऊर्मिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Vyatikara (व्यतिकर): defined in 8 categories.
Dara (दर): defined in 14 categories.
Smera (स्मेर): defined in 4 categories.
Samsakta (saṃsakta, संसक्त): defined in 5 categories.
Pakshma (paksma, pakṣma, पक्ष्म): defined in 5 categories.
Pakshman (paksman, pakṣman, पक्ष्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Prema (premā, प्रेमा): defined in 10 categories.
Udgara (udgāra, उद्गार): defined in 6 categories.
Pravana (pravaṇa, प्रवण): defined in 11 categories.
Masrina (masrna, masṛṇa, मसृण, masṛṇā, मसृणा): defined in 6 categories.
Arecita (ārecita, आरेचित): defined in 1 categories.
Snigdhata (snigdhatā, स्निग्धता): defined in 3 categories.
Aram (अरम्): defined in 5 categories.
Ara (अर): defined in 18 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, Jain philosophy, Hinduism, Ayurveda (science of life), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Tamil, Dhanurveda (science of warfare)

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: “ānandormivyatikaradarasmerasaṃsaktapakṣma
  • ānando -
  • ānanda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ānanda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ānandā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ūrmi -
  • ūrmin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ūrmin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vyatikara -
  • vyatikara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyatikara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dara -
  • dara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • smera -
  • smera (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    smera (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃsakta -
  • saṃsakta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṃsakta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pakṣma -
  • pakṣma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pakṣma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pakṣman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “premodgārapravaṇamasṛṇārecitasnigdhatāram
  • premo -
  • preman (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    preman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    premā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • udgāra -
  • udgāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pravaṇa -
  • pravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • masṛṇā -
  • masṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    masṛṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    masṛṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārecita -
  • ārecita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ārecita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • snigdhatā -
  • snigdhatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aram -
  • aram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arā (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 4854 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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