Sanskrit quote nr. 5788 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इतश्चन्द्रः सान्द्रः स्मरमयवयःसंधिमधुरः ।
स्फुरन्मुग्धाकेलिस्मितमिव मयूखैः सुखयति ॥itaścandraḥ sāndraḥ smaramayavayaḥsaṃdhimadhuraḥ |
sphuranmugdhākelismitamiva mayūkhaiḥ sukhayati ||
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.
Ita (इत): defined in 6 categories.
Candra (चन्द्र): defined in 23 categories.
Sandra (sāndra, सान्द्र): defined in 9 categories.
Smaramaya (स्मरमय): defined in 1 categories.
Adhura (अधुर): defined in 4 categories.
Sphurat (स्फुरत्): defined in 6 categories.
Mugdha (mugdhā, मुग्धा): defined in 6 categories.
Keli (kelī, केली): defined in 11 categories.
Smita (स्मित): defined in 9 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Mayukha (mayūkha, मयूख): defined in 7 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yati (yatī, यती): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hindi, Prakrit, Tamil, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “itaścandraḥ sāndraḥ smaramayavayaḥsaṃdhimadhuraḥ”
- itaś -
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itaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- candraḥ -
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candra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sāndraḥ -
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sāndra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- smaramaya -
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smaramaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]smaramaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vayaḥsandhim -
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vayaḥsandhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- adhuraḥ -
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adhura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sphuranmugdhākelismitamiva mayūkhaiḥ sukhayati”
- sphuran -
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sphurat (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]sphurat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√sphur -> sphurat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sphur class 6 verb]√sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sphur class 6 verb]
- mugdhā -
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mugdhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√muh -> mugdhā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √muh class 4 verb]
- keli -
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keli (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kelī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- smitam -
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smita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]smita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]smitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√smi -> smita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √smi class 1 verb]√smi -> smita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √smi class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smi class 1 verb]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mayūkhaiḥ -
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mayūkha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- sukha -
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sukha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yati -
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yati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yatin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yat (noun, masculine)[locative single]yat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
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 5788 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.