Sanskrit quote nr. 2550 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमृतस्येव कुण्डानि सुखानामिव राशयः ।
रतेरिव निधानानि योषितः केन निर्मिताः ॥amṛtasyeva kuṇḍāni sukhānāmiva rāśayaḥ |
rateriva nidhānāni yoṣitaḥ kena nirmitāḥ ||
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.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Kunda (kuṇḍa, कुण्ड): defined in 23 categories.
Sukha (सुख, sukhā, सुखा): defined in 21 categories.
Rashi (rasi, rāśi, राशि): defined in 18 categories.
Rati (रति): defined in 24 categories.
Nidhana (nidhāna, निधान): defined in 15 categories.
Yoshit (yosit, yoṣit, योषित्): defined in 5 categories.
Kena (केन): defined in 5 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Nirmita (निर्मित, nirmitā, निर्मिता): defined in 10 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, Prakrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), 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: “amṛtasyeva kuṇḍāni sukhānāmiva rāśayaḥ”
- amṛtasye -
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amṛta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]amṛta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kuṇḍāni -
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kuṇḍa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kuṇḍ (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- sukhānām -
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sukha (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sukha (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sukhā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- rāśayaḥ -
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rāśi (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “rateriva nidhānāni yoṣitaḥ kena nirmitāḥ”
- rater -
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rati (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nidhānāni -
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nidhāna (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yoṣitaḥ -
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yoṣit (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- kena -
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kena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- nirmitāḥ -
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nirmita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nirmitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 2550 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.