Sanskrit quote nr. 4929 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आपन्नवत्सल जगज्जनतैकबन्धो ।
विद्वन्मरालकमलाकर रामचन्द्र ॥āpannavatsala jagajjanataikabandho |
vidvanmarālakamalākara rāmacandra ||
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.
Apanna (āpanna, आपन्न): defined in 7 categories.
Vatsala (वत्सल): defined in 11 categories.
Vidvan (विद्वन्): defined in 5 categories.
Vidvas (विद्वस्): defined in 8 categories.
Maralaka (marālaka, मरालक): defined in 2 categories.
Alaka (alāka, अलाक): defined in 14 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Ramacandra (rāmacandra, रामचन्द्र): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Kannada, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hindi, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “āpannavatsala jagajjanataikabandho”
- āpanna -
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āpanna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āpanna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vatsala -
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vatsala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vatsala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse jagajjanataikabandho
- Line 2: “vidvanmarālakamalākara rāmacandra”
- vidvan -
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vidvas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vidvas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vidvan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]vidvan (noun, neuter)[vocative single]√vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vid class 2 verb]√vid -> vidvas (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vid class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 2 verb]
- marālakam -
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marālaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- alāka -
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alāka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ra -
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ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rāmacandra -
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rāmacandra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative 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 4929 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.