Sanskrit quote nr. 5087 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

आयाता मधुरजनी ।
मधुरजनीगीतिहृद्येयम् ॥

āyātā madhurajanī |
madhurajanīgītihṛdyeyam ||

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.

Ayata (āyāta, आयात, āyātā, आयाता): defined in 14 categories.
Madhura (मधुर): defined in 18 categories.
Jani (जनि, janī, जनी): defined in 12 categories.
Gitin (gītin, गीतिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Hridya (hrdya, hṛdya, हृद्य, hṛdyā, हृद्या): defined in 6 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Prakrit, Tamil, Nepali

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: “āyātā madhurajanī
  • āyātā* -
  • āyāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    āyātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • madhura -
  • madhura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    madhura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • janī -
  • janī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    jani (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “madhurajanīgītihṛdyeyam
  • madhura -
  • madhura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    madhura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • janī -
  • janī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    jani (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • gīti -
  • gīti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    gītin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    gītin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • hṛdye -
  • hṛdya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    hṛdya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    hṛdyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

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 5087 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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