Sanskrit quote nr. 5025 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आमर्षान् मदनः सद्यो दीप्तश् चेतसि जायते ।
स वृद्धिं नीयते कामं तस्मिन् द्वेष्येऽपि योषिताम् ॥āmarṣān madanaḥ sadyo dīptaś cetasi jāyate |
sa vṛddhiṃ nīyate kāmaṃ tasmin dveṣye'pi yoṣitām ||
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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.
Amarsha (amarsa, āmarṣa, आमर्ष): defined in 6 categories.
Madana (मदन): defined in 17 categories.
Sadyah (sadyaḥ, सद्यः): defined in 2 categories.
Sadya (सद्य): defined in 1 categories.
Dipta (dīpta, दीप्त): defined in 11 categories.
Cetas (चेतस्): defined in 9 categories.
Jayat (jāyat, जायत्): defined in 1 categories.
Vriddhi (vrddhi, vṛddhi, वृद्धि): defined in 17 categories.
Kamam (kāmam, कामम्): defined in 6 categories.
Kama (kāma, काम): defined in 24 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Dveshya (dvesya, dveṣya, द्वेष्य, dveṣyā, द्वेष्या): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Yoshit (yosit, yoṣit, योषित्): defined in 5 categories.
Yoshita (yosita, yoṣitā, योषिता): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Nepali, Prakrit, Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), 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: “āmarṣān madanaḥ sadyo dīptaś cetasi jāyate”
- āmarṣān -
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āmarṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
- madanaḥ -
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madana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sadyo* -
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sadyaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sadya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dīptaś -
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dīpta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cetasi -
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cetas (noun, neuter)[locative single]√cit (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- jāyate -
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√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai (verb class 1)[present middle third single]√jan (verb class 4)[present middle third single]
- Line 2: “sa vṛddhiṃ nīyate kāmaṃ tasmin dveṣye'pi yoṣitām”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vṛddhim -
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vṛddhi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]vṛddhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- nīyate -
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√nī (verb class 1)[present passive third single]
- kāmam -
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kāmam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tasmin -
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tad (noun, neuter)[locative single]sa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- dveṣye' -
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dveṣya (noun, masculine)[locative single]dveṣya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dveṣyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dviṣ -> dveṣya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √dviṣ]√dviṣ -> dveṣya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √dviṣ], [vocative dual from √dviṣ], [accusative dual from √dviṣ], [locative single from √dviṣ]√dviṣ -> dveṣyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √dviṣ], [vocative single from √dviṣ], [vocative dual from √dviṣ], [accusative dual from √dviṣ]√dviṣ (verb class 0)[present passive first single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- yoṣitām -
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yoṣit (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]yoṣitā (noun, feminine)[accusative 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 5025 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.