Sanskrit quote nr. 471 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अञ्जलिरकारि लोकैर् म्लानिमनाप्तैव रञ्जिता जगती ।
संध्याया इव वसतिः स्वल्पापि सखे सुखायैव ॥añjalirakāri lokair mlānimanāptaiva rañjitā jagatī |
saṃdhyāyā iva vasatiḥ svalpāpi sakhe sukhāyaiva ||
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.
Anjali (añjali, अञ्जलि): defined in 13 categories.
Akarin (akārin, अकारिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Mlaniman (mlāniman, म्लानिमन्): defined in 1 categories.
Apta (āpta, आप्त, āptā, आप्ता): defined in 11 categories.
Ranjita (rañjita, रञ्जित, rañjitā, रञ्जिता): defined in 8 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Jagati (jagatī, जगती): defined in 16 categories.
Sandhya (sandhyā, सन्ध्या): defined in 12 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Vasati (वसति): defined in 9 categories.
Svalpa (स्वल्प, svalpā, स्वल्पा): defined in 11 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Sukha (सुख, sukhā, सुखा): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Prakrit, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy)
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: “añjalirakāri lokair mlānimanāptaiva rañjitā jagatī”
- añjalir -
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añjali (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- akāri -
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akārin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]akārin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[aorist middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[aorist middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[aorist middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[aorist middle third single]
- lokair -
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loka (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- mlāniman -
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mlāniman (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- āptai -
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āpta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āpta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]āptā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√āp (verb class 5)[periphrastic-future active third single], [aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- rañjitā* -
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rañjita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rañjitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√rañj -> rañjita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √rañj], [vocative plural from √rañj]√rañj -> rañjitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √rañj], [vocative plural from √rañj], [accusative plural from √rañj]
- jagatī -
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jagatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]jagat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “saṃdhyāyā iva vasatiḥ svalpāpi sakhe sukhāyaiva”
- sandhyāyā* -
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sandhyā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vasatiḥ -
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vasati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]vasati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svalpā -
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svalpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]svalpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]svalpā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sakhe -
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sakha (noun, masculine)[locative single]sakhi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- sukhāyai -
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sukha (noun, masculine)[dative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[dative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first 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 471 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.