Sanskrit quote nr. 2427 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमन्दमत्तमातङ्ग आसाराभ्युदयान्वितः ।
इत्यादिलक्षणोपेतः स्कन्धावारः प्रशस्यते ॥amandamattamātaṅga āsārābhyudayānvitaḥ |
ityādilakṣaṇopetaḥ skandhāvāraḥ praśasyate ||
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.
Amandam (अमन्दम्): defined in 1 categories.
Amanda (अमन्द): defined in 6 categories.
At (āt, आत्): defined in 4 categories.
Angas (aṅgas, अङ्गस्): defined in 1 categories.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Asara (āsāra, आसार): defined in 12 categories.
Abhyudaya (अभ्युदय): defined in 8 categories.
Vid (विद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vidh (विध्): defined in 1 categories.
Ityadi (ityādi, इत्यादि): defined in 4 categories.
Lakshana (laksana, lakṣaṇa, लक्षण, lakṣaṇā, लक्षणा): defined in 22 categories.
Upetri (upetr, upetṛ, उपेतृ): defined in 1 categories.
Upeta (उपेत): defined in 9 categories.
Skandhavara (skandhāvāra, स्कन्धावार): defined in 3 categories.
Prashasyata (prasasyata, praśasyatā, प्रशस्यता): defined in 1 categories.
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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: “amandamattamātaṅga āsārābhyudayānvitaḥ”
- amandam -
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amandam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]amanda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]amanda (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]amandā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- attam -
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attā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ad (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- āt -
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āt (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- aṅga* -
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aṅgas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]aṅga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- āsārā -
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āsāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- abhyudayān -
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abhyudaya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- vit -
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vid (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vidh (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vidh (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- aḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “ityādilakṣaṇopetaḥ skandhāvāraḥ praśasyate”
- ityādi -
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ityādi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ityādi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ityādi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- lakṣaṇo -
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lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upetaḥ -
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upetṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]upeta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- skandhāvāraḥ -
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skandhāvāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- praśasyate -
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praśasyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 2427 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.