Sanskrit quote nr. 1549 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनेकसुषिरं वाद्यं कान्तं च ऋषिसंज्ञितम् ।
चक्रिणा च सदाराध्यं यो जानाति स पण्डितः ॥anekasuṣiraṃ vādyaṃ kāntaṃ ca ṛṣisaṃjñitam |
cakriṇā ca sadārādhyaṃ yo jānāti sa paṇḍitaḥ ||
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.
Aneka (अनेक): defined in 11 categories.
Vadya (vādya, वाद्य): defined in 12 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त): defined in 16 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Sanjnita (sañjñita, सञ्ज्ञित): defined in 1 categories.
Cakri (चक्रि): defined in 10 categories.
Sadara (sadāra, सदार, sadārā, सदारा): defined in 7 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Pandita (paṇḍita, पण्डित): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), India history, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shaiva 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: “anekasuṣiraṃ vādyaṃ kāntaṃ ca ṛṣisaṃjñitam”
- aneka -
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aneka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]aneka (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- suṣiram -
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suṣira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]suṣira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]suṣirā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vādyam -
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vādya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vādya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vādyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vad -> vādya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √vad]√vad -> vādya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √vad]√vad -> vādyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √vad]√vad -> vādya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vad]√vad -> vādya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vad], [accusative single from √vad]
- kāntam -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kānta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāntā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]
- ca* -
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ca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ṛṣi -
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ṛṣi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- sañjñitam -
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sañjñita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sañjñita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sañjñitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “cakriṇā ca sadārādhyaṃ yo jānāti sa paṇḍitaḥ”
- cakriṇā -
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cakri (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]cakri (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]cakrin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]cakrin (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sadārā -
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sadāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sadāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sadārā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ādhyam -
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ādhyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jānāti -
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√jñā (verb class 9)[present active third single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paṇḍitaḥ -
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paṇḍita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √paṇḍ class 10 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 1549 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.