Sanskrit quote nr. 495 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अण्डं कण्डूयमानेन यत् सुखं तव भूपते ।
खुर्जनानन्तरं दुःखं भूयात्तु तव वैरिणाम् ॥aṇḍaṃ kaṇḍūyamānena yat sukhaṃ tava bhūpate |
khurjanānantaraṃ duḥkhaṃ bhūyāttu tava vairiṇām ||
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.
Anda (aṇḍa, अण्ड): defined in 13 categories.
Ana (āna, आन): defined in 12 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Sukham (सुखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhupata (bhūpatā, भूपता): defined in 2 categories.
Bhupati (bhūpati, भूपति): defined in 10 categories.
Duhkham (duḥkham, दुःखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Duhkha (duḥkha, दुःख): defined in 17 categories.
Bhuya (bhūya, भूय): defined in 3 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Vairina (vairiṇā, वैरिणा): defined in 2 categories.
Vairin (वैरिन्): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Samkhya (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: “aṇḍaṃ kaṇḍūyamānena yat sukhaṃ tava bhūpate”
- aṇḍam -
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aṇḍa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kaṇḍūyam -
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kaṇḍūyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ānena -
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āna (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- yat -
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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]
- sukham -
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sukham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- bhūpate -
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bhūpatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhūpati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “khurjanānantaraṃ duḥkhaṃ bhūyāttu tava vairiṇām”
- Cannot analyse khurjanānantaram*du
- duḥkham -
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duḥkham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]duḥkha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]duḥkha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]duḥkhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhūyāt -
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bhūya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[benedictive active third single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- vairiṇām -
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vairiṇā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]vairin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]vairin (noun, neuter)[genitive 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 495 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.