Sanskrit quote nr. 2547 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमृतस्यन्दिकिरणश् चन्द्रमा नामतो मतः ।
अन्य एवायमर्थात्मा विषनिष्यन्दिदीधितिः ॥amṛtasyandikiraṇaś candramā nāmato mataḥ |
anya evāyamarthātmā viṣaniṣyandidīdhitiḥ ||
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.
Amrita (amrta, amṛta, अमृत): defined in 20 categories.
Syandin (स्यन्दिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Kirana (kiraṇa, किरण): defined in 10 categories.
Candrama (candramā, चन्द्रमा): defined in 8 categories.
Candramas (चन्द्रमस्): defined in 5 categories.
Namatah (nāmataḥ, नामतः): defined in 1 categories.
Mata (मत): defined in 12 categories.
Ani (anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Eva (evā, एवा): defined in 6 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Arthat (arthāt, अर्थात्): defined in 5 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Ishan (isan, iṣan, इषन्): defined in 2 categories.
Ishyat (isyat, iṣyat, इष्यत्): defined in 1 categories.
Da (dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Didhiti (dīdhiti, दीधिति): defined in 5 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), Pali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Prakrit, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), India history, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “amṛtasyandikiraṇaś candramā nāmato mataḥ”
- amṛta -
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amṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]amṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√mṛ (verb class 1)[aorist middle third single]√mṛ (verb class 6)[aorist middle third single]
- syandi -
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syandin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]syandin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kiraṇaś -
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kiraṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- candramā* -
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candramā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]candramas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nāmato* -
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nāmataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mataḥ -
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mata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√man -> mata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
- Line 2: “anya evāyamarthātmā viṣaniṣyandidīdhitiḥ”
- anya* -
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anī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- evā -
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evā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- yam -
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ya (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- arthāt -
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arthāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- mā* -
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ma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]mās (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- iṣan -
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iṣan (noun, neuter)[vocative single]
- iṣyan -
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√iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √iṣ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]
- di -
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dī (noun, feminine)[adverb]dā (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- dīdhitiḥ -
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dīdhiti (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 2547 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.