Sanskrit quote nr. 8248 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

औदार्यं भुवनत्रयेऽपि विदितं संभूतिरम्भोनिधेर् ।
वासो नन्दनकानने परिमलो गीर्वाणचेतोहरः ॥

audāryaṃ bhuvanatraye'pi viditaṃ saṃbhūtirambhonidher |
vāso nandanakānane parimalo gīrvāṇacetoharaḥ ||

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.

Audarya (audārya, औदार्य): defined in 7 categories.
Bhuvanatraya (भुवनत्रय): defined in 5 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Vidita (विदित): defined in 10 categories.
Vasas (vāsas, वासस्): defined in 7 categories.
Vasa (vāsa, वास): defined in 24 categories.
Nandanakanana (nandanakānana, नन्दनकानन): defined in 2 categories.
Parimala (परिमल): defined in 9 categories.
Girvana (gīrvāṇa, गीर्वाण): defined in 3 categories.
Cetohara (चेतोहर): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nepali, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)

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: “audāryaṃ bhuvanatraye'pi viditaṃ saṃbhūtirambhonidher
  • audāryam -
  • audārya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhuvanatraye' -
  • bhuvanatraya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • viditam -
  • vidita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vidita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viditā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vid -> vidita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vid class 2 verb]
    vid -> vidita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vid class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 2 verb]
  • Cannot analyse sambhūtirambhonidher
  • Line 2: “vāso nandanakānane parimalo gīrvāṇacetoharaḥ
  • vāso* -
  • vāsas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nandanakānane -
  • nandanakānana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • parimalo* -
  • parimala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gīrvāṇa -
  • gīrvāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cetoharaḥ -
  • cetohara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative 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 8248 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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