Sanskrit quote nr. 610 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अतिविततगगनसरणि- प्रसरणपरिमुक्तविश्रमानन्दः ।
मरुदुल्लासितसौरभ- कमलाकरहासकृद्रविर्जयति ॥

ativitatagaganasaraṇi- prasaraṇaparimuktaviśramānandaḥ |
marudullāsitasaurabha- kamalākarahāsakṛdravirjayati ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Vitata (वितत): defined in 13 categories.
Gagana (गगन): defined in 20 categories.
Prasarana (prasaraṇa, प्रसरण): defined in 8 categories.
Parimukta (परिमुक्त): defined in 4 categories.
Vishrama (visrama, viśrama, विश्रम): defined in 7 categories.
Ananda (अनन्द): defined in 20 categories.
Marut (मरुत्): defined in 11 categories.
Ullasita (ullāsita, उल्लासित): defined in 6 categories.
Saurabha (सौरभ): defined in 7 categories.
Kamalakara (kamalākara, कमलाकर): defined in 3 categories.
Hasa (hāsa, हास): defined in 13 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Ravi (रवि): defined in 19 categories.
Jayat (जयत्): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Nyaya (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shilpashastra (iconography)

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: “ativitatagaganasaraṇi- prasaraṇaparimuktaviśramānandaḥ
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vitata -
  • vitata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vitata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gagana -
  • gagana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saraṇi -
  • saraṇi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • prasaraṇa -
  • prasaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parimukta -
  • parimukta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parimukta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśramā -
  • viśrama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • anandaḥ -
  • ananda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nand (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • Line 2: “marudullāsitasaurabha- kamalākarahāsakṛdravirjayati
  • marud -
  • marut (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    marut (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ullāsita -
  • ullāsita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ullāsita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saurabha -
  • saurabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saurabha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kamalākara -
  • kamalākara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hāsa -
  • hāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛd -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ravir -
  • ravi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jayati -
  • jayati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jayat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jayat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    ji -> jayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ji class 1 verb]
    ji -> jayat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √ji class 1 verb]
    ji (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 610 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.

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