Sanskrit quote nr. 8014 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एनाममन्दमकरन्दविनिद्रबिन्दु- ।
संदोहदोहदपदं नलिनीं विमुच्य ॥enāmamandamakarandavinidrabindu- |
saṃdohadohadapadaṃ nalinīṃ vimucya ||
Index
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.
Ena (enā, एना): defined in 7 categories.
Ama (अम): defined in 12 categories.
Makaranda (मकरन्द): defined in 9 categories.
Vinidra (विनिद्र): defined in 3 categories.
Dohada (दोहद): defined in 7 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Nalini (nalinī, नलिनी): defined in 13 categories.
Vi (वि): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Prakrit, Kannada, Tamil, Purana (epic history), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “enāmamandamakarandavinidrabindu-”
- enā -
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enā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]a (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- amam -
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ama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]amā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anda -
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√and (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- makaranda -
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makaranda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]makaranda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vinidra -
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vinidra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vinidra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bindu -
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bindu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- Line 2: “saṃdohadohadapadaṃ nalinīṃ vimucya”
- sandoha -
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sandoha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dohada -
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dohada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- padam -
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pada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- nalinīm -
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nalinī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vim -
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vi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ucya -
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√uc -> ucya (absolutive)[absolutive from √uc]√vac -> ucya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vac]√vac -> ucya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vac]√uc (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
buy this bookThis 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 8014 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.