Sanskrit quote nr. 6944 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

उन्नमितैकभ्रूलतम् ।
आननमस्याः पदानि रचयन्त्याः ॥

unnamitaikabhrūlatam |
ānanamasyāḥ padāni racayantyāḥ ||

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.

Unnamita (उन्नमित, unnamitā, उन्नमिता): defined in 2 categories.
Aika (ऐक): defined in 2 categories.
Anana (ānana, आनन): defined in 14 categories.
Asi (असि, asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), 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: “unnamitaikabhrūlatam
  • unnamitai -
  • unnamita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    unnamita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    unnamitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aika -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhrūlatam -
  • bhrūlatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “ānanamasyāḥ padāni racayantyāḥ
  • ānanam -
  • ānana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • asyāḥ -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    iyam (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • padāni -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • racayantyāḥ -
  • rac -> racayantī (participle, feminine)
    [ablative single from √rac class 10 verb], [genitive single from √rac class 10 verb]

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 6944 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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