Sanskrit quote nr. 1841 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्योन्यदर्शनकृतः समानरूपानुरागकुलवयसाम् ।
केषांचिदेव मन्ये समागमो भवति पुण्यवताम् ॥

anyonyadarśanakṛtaḥ samānarūpānurāgakulavayasām |
keṣāṃcideva manye samāgamo bhavati puṇyavatām ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Anyonyadarshana (anyonyadarsana, anyonyadarśana, अन्योन्यदर्शन): defined in 1 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Samanarupa (samānarūpa, समानरूप): defined in 1 categories.
Ura (urā, उरा): defined in 9 categories.
Aga (अग): defined in 9 categories.
Kula (कुल): defined in 22 categories.
Vayas (वयस्): defined in 5 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Manya (मन्य, manyā, मन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Samagama (samāgama, समागम): defined in 11 categories.
Bhavati (bhavatī, भवती): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Punyavat (puṇyavat, पुण्यवत्): defined in 3 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Buddhism, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pali, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), 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: “anyonyadarśanakṛtaḥ samānarūpānurāgakulavayasām
  • anyonyadarśana -
  • anyonyadarśana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛtaḥ -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • samānarūpān -
  • samānarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • urā -
  • uras (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    uras (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
    urā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aga -
  • aga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ag (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kula -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kula (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vayasām -
  • vayas (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “keṣāṃcideva manye samāgamo bhavati puṇyavatām
  • keṣāñ -
  • kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • manye -
  • manya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    manya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    manyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    man (verb class 4)
    [present middle first single], [present passive first single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive first single]
  • samāgamo* -
  • samāgama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • puṇyavatām -
  • puṇyavat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    puṇyavat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    puṇyavatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 1841 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.

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