Sanskrit quote nr. 2426 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अमन्दमणिनूपुरक्वणनचारुचारीक्रमं ।
झणज्झणितमेखलास्खलिततारहारच्छटम् ॥

amandamaṇinūpurakvaṇanacārucārīkramaṃ |
jhaṇajjhaṇitamekhalāskhalitatārahāracchaṭam ||

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.

Amandam (अमन्दम्): defined in 1 categories.
Amanda (अमन्द): defined in 6 categories.
Ani (aṇī, अणी): defined in 12 categories.
Nupura (nūpura, नूपुर): defined in 10 categories.
Kvanana (kvaṇana, क्वणन): defined in 3 categories.
Caru (cāru, चारु): defined in 15 categories.
Carin (cārin, चारिन्): defined in 14 categories.
Krama (क्रम): defined in 14 categories.
La (ल, lā, ला): defined in 10 categories.
Askhalita (अस्खलित): defined in 4 categories.
Tara (tāra, तार): defined in 26 categories.
Ha (ह, hā, हा): defined in 8 categories.
Han (हन्): defined in 5 categories.
Shata (sata, śaṭa, शट): defined in 18 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Nepali, Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

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: “amandamaṇinūpurakvaṇanacārucārīkramaṃ
  • amandam -
  • amandam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    amanda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    amanda (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    amandā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aṇi -
  • aṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • nūpura -
  • nūpura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nūpura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kvaṇana -
  • kvaṇana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kvaṇana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cāru -
  • cāru (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cāru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • cārī -
  • cārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    cārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kramam -
  • krama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “jhaṇajjhaṇitamekhalāskhalitatārahāracchaṭam
  • jhaṇajjhaṇitam -
  • jhaṇajjhaṇita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jhaṇajjhaṇita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jhaṇajjhaṇitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ekha -
  • ikh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • askhalita -
  • askhalita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    askhalita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāra -
  • tāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    han (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āracch -
  • (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active third single]
    (verb class 5)
    [aorist active third single]
  • śaṭam -
  • śaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śaṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śaṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

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 2426 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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