Sanskrit quote nr. 5903 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इदं तत् स्नेहसर्वस्वं सममाढ्यदरिद्रयोः ।
अचन्दनमनौशीरं हृदयस्यानुलेपनम् ॥idaṃ tat snehasarvasvaṃ samamāḍhyadaridrayoḥ |
acandanamanauśīraṃ hṛdayasyānulepanam ||
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.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Sneha (स्नेह): defined in 14 categories.
Sarvasva (सर्वस्व): defined in 6 categories.
Samam (समम्): defined in 6 categories.
Sama (सम): defined in 28 categories.
Adhya (āḍhya, आढ्य): defined in 10 categories.
Daridra (दरिद्र, daridrā, दरिद्रा): defined in 9 categories.
Amani (अमनि): defined in 7 categories.
Aushira (ausira, auśīra, औशीर): defined in 3 categories.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय): defined in 16 categories.
Anulepana (अनुलेपन): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Nepali, Marathi, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kannada, India history, Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shilpashastra (iconography), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “idaṃ tat snehasarvasvaṃ samamāḍhyadaridrayoḥ”
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sneha -
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sneha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√snih (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sarvasvam -
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sarvasva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sarvasvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- samam -
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samam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āḍhya -
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āḍhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āḍhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- daridrayoḥ -
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daridra (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]daridra (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]daridrā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- Line 2: “acandanamanauśīraṃ hṛdayasyānulepanam”
- acandan -
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√cand (verb class 1)[imperfect active third plural]
- amanau -
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amani (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- auśīram -
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auśīra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]auśīra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]auśīrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hṛdayasyā -
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hṛdaya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]hṛdaya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- anulepanam -
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anulepana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [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 5903 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.