Sanskrit quote nr. 8739 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कराम्भोजे कञ्जी मदनमदभञ्जी पदजुषां ।
मनःपुञ्जारञ्जी मधुरमणिमञ्जीरचरणः ॥karāmbhoje kañjī madanamadabhañjī padajuṣāṃ |
manaḥpuñjārañjī madhuramaṇimañjīracaraṇaḥ ||
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.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Ambhoja (अम्भोज): defined in 6 categories.
Ji (जि): defined in 6 categories.
Madana (मदन): defined in 17 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Jusha (jusa, juṣā, जुषा): defined in 2 categories.
Mana (मन): defined in 24 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Punja (puñja, पुञ्ज): defined in 10 categories.
Aram (अरम्): defined in 5 categories.
Madhuram (मधुरम्): defined in 2 categories.
Madhura (मधुर): defined in 18 categories.
Animan (aṇiman, अणिमन्): defined in 1 categories.
Jira (jīra, जीर): defined in 7 categories.
Carana (caraṇa, चरण): defined in 24 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Buddhism, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Nepali, Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “karāmbhoje kañjī madanamadabhañjī padajuṣāṃ”
- karā -
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kara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ambhoje -
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ambhoja (noun, masculine)[locative single]ambhoja (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- kañ -
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ka (noun, neuter)[adverb]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- jī -
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jī (noun, masculine)[compound]ji (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ji (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- madanam -
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madana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]madana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]madanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- adabhañ -
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√dabh (verb class 1)[imperfect active third plural]
- jī -
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jī (noun, masculine)[compound]ji (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ji (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- pada -
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pada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√pad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- juṣām -
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juṣ (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]juṣ (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]juṣā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “manaḥpuñjārañjī madhuramaṇimañjīracaraṇaḥ”
- manaḥ -
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manas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- puñjā -
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puñja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- arañ -
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aram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- jī -
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jī (noun, masculine)[compound]ji (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ji (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- madhuram -
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madhuram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]madhura (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]madhura (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]madhurā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aṇimañ -
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aṇiman (noun, masculine)[vocative single]aṇiman (noun, neuter)[vocative single]
- jīra -
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jīra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jīra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- caraṇaḥ -
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caraṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 8739 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.