Sanskrit quote nr. 2527 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अमृतं नाम यत् सन्तो मन्त्रजिह्वेषु जुह्वति ।
शोभैव मन्दरक्षुब्धक्षुभिताम्भोधिवर्णना ॥

amṛtaṃ nāma yat santo mantrajihveṣu juhvati |
śobhaiva mandarakṣubdhakṣubhitāmbhodhivarṇanā ||

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.

Amrita (amrta, amṛta, अमृत): defined in 20 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Santa (सन्त): defined in 19 categories.
Mantrajihva (मन्त्रजिह्व): defined in 1 categories.
Juhvat (जुह्वत्): defined in 1 categories.
Shobha (sobha, śobha, शोभ, śobhā, शोभा): defined in 11 categories.
Mandara (मन्दर): defined in 20 categories.
Kshubdha (ksubdha, kṣubdha, क्षुब्ध): defined in 7 categories.
Kshubhita (ksubhita, kṣubhitā, क्षुभिता): defined in 4 categories.
Bha (भ, bhā, भा): defined in 14 categories.
Bhu (भु): defined in 16 categories.
Dha (dhā, धा): defined in 8 categories.
Varnana (varṇanā, वर्णना): defined in 8 categories.

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

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: “amṛtaṃ nāma yat santo mantrajihveṣu juhvati
  • amṛtam -
  • amṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    amṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    amṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • santo* -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    santa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sam -> santa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sam class 1 verb]
  • mantrajihveṣu -
  • mantrajihva (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • juhvati -
  • juhvat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    juhvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [locative single]
    hu -> juhvat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √hu class 3 verb]
    hu -> juhvat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √hu class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √hu class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √hu class 3 verb], [locative single from √hu class 3 verb]
    hu -> juhvatī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √hu class 3 verb]
    hu (verb class 3)
    [present active third plural]
  • Line 2: “śobhaiva mandarakṣubdhakṣubhitāmbhodhivarṇanā
  • śobhai -
  • śobha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śobha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śobhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śubh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • mandara -
  • mandara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mandara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣubdha -
  • kṣubdha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣubdha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣubh -> kṣubdha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṣubh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṣubh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √kṣubh class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṣubh class 9 verb]
    kṣubh -> kṣubdha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṣubh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṣubh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √kṣubh class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṣubh class 9 verb]
  • kṣubhitām -
  • kṣubhitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    kṣubh -> kṣubhitā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √kṣubh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṣubh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √kṣubh class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṣubh class 9 verb]
  • bho -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • dhi -
  • dhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • varṇanā -
  • varṇanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative 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 2527 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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