Sanskrit quote nr. 5471 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आश्चर्यमूर्जितमिदं किमु किं मदीयश् ।
चित्तभ्रमो यदयमिन्दुरनम्बरेऽपि ॥āścaryamūrjitamidaṃ kimu kiṃ madīyaś |
cittabhramo yadayaminduranambare'pi ||
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.
Ashcaryam (ascaryam, āścaryam, आश्चर्यम्): defined in 1 categories.
Ashcarya (ascarya, āścarya, आश्चर्य): defined in 10 categories.
Urjitam (ūrjitam, ऊर्जितम्): defined in 1 categories.
Urjita (ūrjita, ऊर्जित): defined in 6 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Cittabhrama (चित्तभ्रम): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Indu (इन्दु): defined in 14 categories.
Anambara (अनम्बर, anambarā, अनम्बरा): defined in 1 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Prakrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), 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: “āścaryamūrjitamidaṃ kimu kiṃ madīyaś”
- āścaryam -
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āścaryam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āścarya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āścarya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āścaryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ūrjitam -
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ūrjitam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ūrjita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ūrjita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ūrjitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ūrj -> ūrjita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ūrj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ūrj class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ūrj class 7 verb]√ūrj -> ūrjita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ūrj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ūrj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ūrj class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ūrj class 2 verb], [nominative single from √ūrj class 7 verb], [accusative single from √ūrj class 7 verb]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse kimu*ki
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse madīyaś
- Line 2: “cittabhramo yadayaminduranambare'pi”
- cittabhramo* -
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cittabhrama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- indur -
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indu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- anambare' -
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anambara (noun, masculine)[locative single]anambara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]anambarā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
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 5471 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.