Sanskrit quote nr. 6949 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

उन्निद्रकन्दलदलान्तरलीयमान- ।
गुञ्जन्मदान्धमधुपे नवमेघकाले ॥

unnidrakandaladalāntaralīyamāna- |
guñjanmadāndhamadhupe navameghakāle ||

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.

Unnidra (उन्निद्र): defined in 4 categories.
Kandala (कन्दल): defined in 10 categories.
Dala (दल): defined in 15 categories.
Tara (तर): defined in 26 categories.
Liyamana (līyamāna, लीयमान): defined in 1 categories.
Gunjat (guñjat, गुञ्जत्): defined in 1 categories.
Madandha (madāndha, मदान्ध): defined in 4 categories.
Dhu (dhū, धू): defined in 3 categories.
Pa (प): defined in 12 categories.
Navamegha (नवमेघ): defined in 1 categories.
Kale (kāle, काले): defined in 3 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल, kālā, काला): defined in 32 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Buddhism, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Nepali, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting)

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: “unnidrakandaladalāntaralīyamāna-
  • unnidra -
  • unnidra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    unnidra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kandala -
  • kandala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kandala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dalān -
  • dala (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tara -
  • tara (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tṝ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • līyamāna -
  • -> līyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √ class 9 verb]
    -> līyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √ class 9 verb]
  • Line 2: “guñjanmadāndhamadhupe navameghakāle
  • guñjan -
  • guñj -> guñjat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √guñj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √guñj class 1 verb]
    guñj -> guñjat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √guñj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √guñj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √guñj class 1 verb]
  • madāndham -
  • madāndha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    madāndha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    madāndhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhu -
  • dhu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dhū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • pe -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • navamegha -
  • navamegha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāle -
  • kāle (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

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 6949 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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