Sanskrit quote nr. 5552 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आसन्नो मधुरागतं वनभुवः साम्राज्यमित्यद्भुताः ।
श्रूयन्ते गिर एष तत्त्वमिह न ज्ञातुं विधातुः क्षमः ॥āsanno madhurāgataṃ vanabhuvaḥ sāmrājyamityadbhutāḥ |
śrūyante gira eṣa tattvamiha na jñātuṃ vidhātuḥ kṣamaḥ ||
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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.
Asanna (āsanna, आसन्न): defined in 9 categories.
Madhura (मधुर, madhurā, मधुरा): defined in 18 categories.
Agata (अगत): defined in 12 categories.
Vanabhu (vanabhū, वनभू): defined in 1 categories.
Samrajya (sāmrājya, साम्राज्य): defined in 5 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Itya (इत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Adbhuta (अद्भुत, adbhutā, अद्भुता): defined in 16 categories.
Gir (गिर्): defined in 5 categories.
Gira (गिर): defined in 10 categories.
Tattva (तत्त्व): defined in 17 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vidhatri (vidhatr, vidhātṛ, विधातृ): defined in 5 categories.
Ksham (ksam, kṣam, क्षम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshama (ksama, kṣama, क्षम): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhist philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil
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: “āsanno madhurāgataṃ vanabhuvaḥ sāmrājyamityadbhutāḥ”
- āsanno* -
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āsanna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- madhurā -
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madhura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]madhura (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]madhurā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- agatam -
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agata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]agata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]agatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ag (verb class 1)[imperative active second dual]
- vanabhuvaḥ -
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vanabhū (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- sāmrājyam -
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sāmrājya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāmrājya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sāmrājyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- itya -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]itya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]itya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> itya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- adbhutāḥ -
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adbhuta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]adbhutā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “śrūyante gira eṣa tattvamiha na jñātuṃ vidhātuḥ kṣamaḥ”
- śrūyante -
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√śru (verb class 5)[present passive third plural]
- gira* -
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gir (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gir (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gir (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]gira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eṣa -
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eṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√eṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- tattvam -
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tattva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jñātum -
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√jñā -> jñātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √jñā]√jñā -> jñātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √jñā]
- vidhātuḥ -
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vidhātṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kṣamaḥ -
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kṣam (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]kṣama (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 5552 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.