Sanskrit quote nr. 2548 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमृतस्यन्दिनं कश्चित् कृष्णमेघं द्विजः स्मरन् ।
उदन्यया न वेशन्तम् उदन्वन्तं च वीक्षते ॥amṛtasyandinaṃ kaścit kṛṣṇameghaṃ dvijaḥ smaran |
udanyayā na veśantam udanvantaṃ ca vīkṣate ||
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.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Krishna (krsna, kṛṣṇa, कृष्ण): defined in 23 categories.
Megha (मेघ): defined in 18 categories.
Dvija (द्विज): defined in 8 categories.
Smarat (स्मरत्): defined in 2 categories.
Udanya (udanyā, उदन्या): defined in 1 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Veshanta (vesanta, veśanta, वेशन्त): defined in 2 categories.
Udanvat (उदन्वत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Viksha (viksa, vīkṣa, वीक्ष): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 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), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Shaiva philosophy, Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Prakrit
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: “amṛtasyandinaṃ kaścit kṛṣṇameghaṃ dvijaḥ smaran”
- 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]
- syandinam -
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syandin (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- kaś -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cit -
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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]
- kṛṣṇa -
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kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- megham -
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megha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]megha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dvijaḥ -
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dvija (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- smaran -
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√smṛ -> smarat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “udanyayā na veśantam udanvantaṃ ca vīkṣate”
- udanyayā -
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udanyā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- veśantam -
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veśanta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]veśantā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√viś -> veśat (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √viś class 1 verb]
- udanvantam -
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udanvat (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vīkṣa -
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vīkṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vīkṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive 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 2548 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.