Sanskrit quote nr. 1164 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अध्वनि पदग्रहपरं मदयति हृदयं न वा न वा श्रवणम् ।
काव्यमभिज्ञसभायां मञ्जीरं केलिवेलायाम् ॥adhvani padagrahaparaṃ madayati hṛdayaṃ na vā na vā śravaṇam |
kāvyamabhijñasabhāyāṃ mañjīraṃ kelivelāyām ||
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.
Adhvan (अध्वन्): defined in 9 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Graha (ग्रह): defined in 19 categories.
Param (परम्): defined in 6 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Madayat (मदयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय): defined in 16 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Shravana (sravana, śravaṇa, श्रवण): defined in 20 categories.
Kavya (kāvya, काव्य): defined in 8 categories.
Abhijna (abhijña, अभिज्ञ): defined in 7 categories.
Sabha (sabhā, सभा): defined in 11 categories.
Manjira (mañjīra, मञ्जीर): defined in 7 categories.
Keli (kelī, केली): defined in 11 categories.
Vela (velā, वेला): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Kannada, Shaiva philosophy, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
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: “adhvani padagrahaparaṃ madayati hṛdayaṃ na vā na vā śravaṇam”
- adhvani -
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adhvan (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- pada -
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pada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√pad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- graha -
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graha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]graha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- madayati -
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madayat (noun, masculine)[locative single]madayat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√mad -> madayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √mad]√mad -> madayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √mad]√mad (verb class 0)[present active third single]
- hṛdayam -
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hṛdaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hṛdaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hṛdayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- śravaṇam -
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śravaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śravaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śravaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “kāvyamabhijñasabhāyāṃ mañjīraṃ kelivelāyām”
- kāvyam -
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kāvya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāvya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāvyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kav -> kāvya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kav class 1 verb]√kav -> kāvya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kav class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kav class 1 verb]
- abhijña -
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abhijña (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]abhijña (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sabhāyām -
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sabhā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- mañjīram -
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mañjīra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mañjīra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mañjīrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- keli -
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keli (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kelī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- velāyām -
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velā (noun, feminine)[locative 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 1164 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.