Sanskrit quote nr. 1632 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्तर्नाडीनियमितमरुल्लङ्घितब्रह्मरन्ध्रं स्वान्ते शान्तिप्रणयिनि समुन्मीलदानन्दसान्द्रम् ।
प्रत्यग्ज्योतिर्जय्ति यमिनः स्पष्टलालाटनेत्र- व्याजव्यक्तीकृतमिव जगद्वापि चन्द्रार्धमौलेः ॥antarnāḍīniyamitamarullaṅghitabrahmarandhraṃ svānte śāntipraṇayini samunmīladānandasāndram |
pratyagjyotirjayti yaminaḥ spaṣṭalālāṭanetra- vyājavyaktīkṛtamiva jagadvāpi candrārdhamauleḥ ||
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.
Antar (अन्तर्): defined in 5 categories.
Nadi (nāḍi, नाडि): defined in 21 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ita (इत): defined in 6 categories.
Rud (रुद्): defined in 1 categories.
Langhita (laṅghita, लङ्घित): defined in 4 categories.
Brahmarandhra (ब्रह्मरन्ध्र): defined in 8 categories.
Svanta (svānta, स्वान्त): defined in 3 categories.
Pranayin (praṇayin, प्रणयिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Pranayini (praṇayinī, प्रणयिनी): defined in 2 categories.
Samud (समुद्): defined in 1 categories.
Milat (mīlat, मीलत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ananda (ānanda, आनन्द): defined in 20 categories.
Sandra (sāndra, सान्द्र): defined in 9 categories.
Spashta (spasta, spaṣṭa, स्पष्ट): defined in 8 categories.
Lalata (lālāṭa, लालाट): defined in 15 categories.
Netra (नेत्र): defined in 16 categories.
Vyaja (vyāja, व्याज): defined in 7 categories.
Vyakti (व्यक्ति): defined in 7 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Vapi (vāpī, वापी): defined in 11 categories.
Vapin (vāpin, वापिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Candrardhamauli (candrārdhamauli, चन्द्रार्धमौलि): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hindi, Nepali, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), 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: “antarnāḍīniyamitamarullaṅghitabrahmarandhraṃ svānte śāntipraṇayini samunmīladānandasāndram”
- antar -
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antar (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]antar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nāḍīn -
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nāḍi (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- itam -
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ita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]itā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- rul -
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rud (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]rud (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]rud (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- laṅghita -
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laṅghita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]laṅghita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√laṅgh -> laṅghita (participle, masculine)[compound from √laṅgh]√laṅgh -> laṅghita (participle, neuter)[compound from √laṅgh]√laṅgh -> laṅghita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √laṅgh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √laṅgh class 10 verb], [vocative single from √laṅgh]√laṅgh -> laṅghita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √laṅgh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √laṅgh class 10 verb], [vocative single from √laṅgh]
- brahmarandhram -
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brahmarandhra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- svānte -
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svānta (noun, masculine)[locative single]svānta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- śānti -
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śānti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]śānti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- praṇayini -
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praṇayinī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]praṇayin (noun, masculine)[locative single]praṇayin (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- samun -
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samud (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]samud (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- mīlad -
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√mīl -> mīlat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √mīl class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mīl class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mīl class 1 verb]
- ānanda -
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ānanda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ānanda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sāndram -
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sāndra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāndra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sāndrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “pratyagjyotirjayti yaminaḥ spaṣṭalālāṭanetra- vyājavyaktīkṛtamiva jagadvāpi candrārdhamauleḥ”
- Cannot analyse pratyagjyotirjayti*ya
- yaminaḥ -
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yamin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]yamin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- spaṣṭa -
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spaṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]spaṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√spaś -> spaṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √spaś class 1 verb]√spaś -> spaṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √spaś class 1 verb]
- lālāṭa -
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lālāṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lālāṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- netra -
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netra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]netra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vyāja -
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vyāja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vyaktī -
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vyakti (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kṛtam -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]kṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- jagad -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[compound]jagat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vāpi -
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vāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vāpī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- candrārdhamauleḥ -
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candrārdhamauli (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive 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 1632 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.