Sanskrit quote nr. 7874 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एतस्मिन् सरसि प्रसन्नपयसि प्राणत्रुटत्तालुना ।
किंकोलाहलडम्बरेण खलु रे मण्डूक मूकीभव ॥

etasmin sarasi prasannapayasi prāṇatruṭattālunā |
kiṃkolāhalaḍambareṇa khalu re maṇḍūka mūkībhava ||

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.
Saras (सरस्): defined in 10 categories.
Sarasi (sarasī, सरसी): defined in 8 categories.
Prasanna (प्रसन्न): defined in 14 categories.
Payas (पयस्): defined in 16 categories.
Prana (prāṇa, प्राण): defined in 16 categories.
Talu (tālu, तालु): defined in 13 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Kolahala (kolāhala, कोलाहल): defined in 8 categories.
Dambara (ḍambara, डम्बर): defined in 7 categories.
Khalu (खलु): defined in 6 categories.
Ra (र, rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Manduka (maṇḍūka, मण्डूक): defined in 15 categories.
Mu (मु, mū, मू): defined in 4 categories.
Uksh (uks, ukṣ, उक्ष्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhava (भव): defined in 31 categories.

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

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: “etasmin sarasi prasannapayasi prāṇatruṭattālunā
  • etasmin -
  • etad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • sarasi -
  • sarasī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    saras (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sṛ (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • prasanna -
  • prasanna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prasanna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • payasi -
  • payas (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    pay (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
    pi (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • prāṇa -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • truṭat -
  • truṭ -> truṭat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √truṭ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √truṭ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √truṭ class 6 verb]
  • tālunā -
  • tālu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tālunā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kiṃkolāhalaḍambareṇa khalu re maṇḍūka mūkībhava
  • kiṅ -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kolāhala -
  • kolāhala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kolāhala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ḍambareṇa -
  • ḍambara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • khalu -
  • khalu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • re -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • maṇḍūka -
  • maṇḍūka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    maṇḍūka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • mu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • uk -
  • ukṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ukṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ī -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhava -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second 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 7874 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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