Sanskrit quote nr. 5984 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इन्दुं तण्डुलखण्डमण्डलरुचिं नित्योदितं जातुचिद् ।
दर्शे मेघघरट्टघट्टनगलद्देहं विधत्ते विधिः ॥induṃ taṇḍulakhaṇḍamaṇḍalaruciṃ nityoditaṃ jātucid |
darśe meghagharaṭṭaghaṭṭanagaladdehaṃ vidhatte vidhiḥ ||
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.
Indu (इन्दु): defined in 14 categories.
Tandula (taṇḍula, तण्डुल): defined in 18 categories.
Khandamandala (khaṇḍamaṇḍala, खण्डमण्डल): defined in 3 categories.
Ruci (रुचि): defined in 12 categories.
Nityodita (नित्योदित): defined in 4 categories.
Darsha (darsa, darśa, दर्श, darśā, दर्शा): defined in 7 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vidhi (विधि): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Hinduism, Pali, Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vedanta (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: “induṃ taṇḍulakhaṇḍamaṇḍalaruciṃ nityoditaṃ jātucid”
- indum -
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indu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- taṇḍula -
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taṇḍula (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- khaṇḍamaṇḍala -
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khaṇḍamaṇḍala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]khaṇḍamaṇḍala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rucim -
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ruci (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ruci (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- nityoditam -
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nityodita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nityodita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nityoditā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse jātucid
- Line 2: “darśe meghagharaṭṭaghaṭṭanagaladdehaṃ vidhatte vidhiḥ”
- darśe -
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darśa (noun, masculine)[locative single]darśa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]darśā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Cannot analyse meghagharaṭṭaghaṭṭanagaladdeham*vi
- vidhat -
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√vidh -> vidhat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vidh class 6 verb]√vidh -> vidhat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vidh class 6 verb]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- vidhiḥ -
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vidhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]vidhi (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 5984 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.