Sanskrit quote nr. 7849 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एतन्मालवमण्डलं विजयते सौजन्यरत्नाङ्कुरैः ।
संपद्विभ्रमधामभिः किमपरं शृङ्गारसारैर्जनैः ॥

etanmālavamaṇḍalaṃ vijayate saujanyaratnāṅkuraiḥ |
saṃpadvibhramadhāmabhiḥ kimaparaṃ śṛṅgārasārairjanaiḥ ||

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.

Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Malava (mālava, मालव): defined in 15 categories.
Anda (aṇḍa, अण्ड): defined in 12 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Vijaya (विजय): defined in 27 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Saujanya (सौजन्य): defined in 4 categories.
Ratnankura (ratnāṅkura, रत्नाङ्कुर): defined in 1 categories.
Sampad (सम्पद्): defined in 11 categories.
Vibhrama (विभ्रम): defined in 13 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Aparam (अपरम्): defined in 1 categories.
Apara (अपर): defined in 14 categories.
Shringarasara (srngarasara, śṛṅgārasāra, शृङ्गारसार): defined in 2 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Ayurveda (science of life), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali, Yoga (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: “etanmālavamaṇḍalaṃ vijayate saujanyaratnāṅkuraiḥ
  • etan -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mālavam -
  • mālava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mālava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mālavā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aṇḍa -
  • aṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lam -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vijaya -
  • vijaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vijaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • saujanya -
  • saujanya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ratnāṅkuraiḥ -
  • ratnāṅkura (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “saṃpadvibhramadhāmabhiḥ kimaparaṃ śṛṅgārasārairjanaiḥ
  • sampad -
  • sampad (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • vibhrama -
  • vibhrama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhāmabhiḥ -
  • dhāman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dhāman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • aparam -
  • aparam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    apara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śṛṅgārasārair -
  • śṛṅgārasāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • janaiḥ -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    jana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

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 7849 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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