Sanskrit quote nr. 1178 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अध्वानं नैकचक्रः प्रभवति भुवनभ्रान्तिदीर्घं विलङ्घ्य प्रातः प्राप्तुंरथो मे पुनरिति मनसि न्यस्तचिन्तातिभारः ।
संध्याकृष्टावशिष्टस्वकरपरिकरैः स्पष्टहेमारपङ्क्ति व्याकृष्यावस्थितोऽस्तक्षितिभृति नयतीवैष दिक्चक्रमर्कः ॥

adhvānaṃ naikacakraḥ prabhavati bhuvanabhrāntidīrghaṃ vilaṅghya prātaḥ prāptuṃratho me punariti manasi nyastacintātibhāraḥ |
saṃdhyākṛṣṭāvaśiṣṭasvakaraparikaraiḥ spaṣṭahemārapaṅkti vyākṛṣyāvasthito'stakṣitibhṛti nayatīvaiṣa dikcakramarkaḥ ||

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.

Adhvana (adhvāna, अध्वान): defined in 3 categories.
Adhvan (अध्वन्): defined in 9 categories.
Naika (नैक): defined in 5 categories.
Cakra (चक्र): defined in 27 categories.
Prabhavat (प्रभवत्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhuvana (भुवन): defined in 13 categories.
Dirgham (dīrgham, दीर्घम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dirgha (dīrgha, दीर्घ): defined in 19 categories.
Vilanghya (vilaṅghya, विलङ्घ्य): defined in 1 categories.
Prata (prāta, प्रात): defined in 7 categories.
Pra (प्र, prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Aptu (अप्तु): defined in 2 categories.
Ratha (रथ): defined in 17 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Punar (पुनर्): defined in 4 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Manasin (मनसिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Nyasta (न्यस्त): defined in 7 categories.
Cinta (cintā, चिन्ता): defined in 15 categories.
Atibhara (atibhāra, अतिभार): defined in 4 categories.
Sandhi (सन्धि): defined in 20 categories.
Sandhya (सन्ध्य, sandhyā, सन्ध्या): defined in 12 categories.
Akrishta (akrsta, ākṛṣṭa, आकृष्ट): defined in 10 categories.
Akrishti (akrsti, ākṛṣṭi, आकृष्टि): defined in 4 categories.
Ashishta (asista, aśiṣṭa, अशिष्ट): defined in 4 categories.
Svaka (स्वक): defined in 4 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Spashta (spasta, spaṣṭa, स्पष्ट): defined in 8 categories.
Hema (hemā, हेमा): defined in 18 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Vya (व्य): defined in 3 categories.
Sthita (स्थित): defined in 16 categories.
Astakshitibhrit (astaksitibhrt, astakṣitibhṛt, अस्तक्षितिभृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Nayat (नयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Dikcakra (दिक्चक्र): defined in 3 categories.
Arka (अर्क): defined in 22 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kannada, Buddhism, Purana (epic history), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Shaiva philosophy, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nepali, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pali, Tamil, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Jain philosophy, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), 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: “adhvānaṃ naikacakraḥ prabhavati bhuvanabhrāntidīrghaṃ vilaṅghya prātaḥ prāptuṃratho me punariti manasi nyastacintātibhāraḥ”
adhvānam -
adhvāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

adhvan (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
naika -
naika (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

naika (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cakraḥ -
cakra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
prabhavati -
prabhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

prabhavat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
bhuvana -
bhuvana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhuvana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhrānti -
bhrānti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
dīrgham -
dīrgham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dīrgha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dīrgha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

dīrghā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vilaṅghya -
vilaṅghya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vilaṅghya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
prātaḥ -
prāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√prā -> prāt (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √prā class 2 verb], [ablative single from √prā class 2 verb], [genitive single from √prā class 2 verb]

√prā -> prāt (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √prā class 2 verb], [genitive single from √prā class 2 verb]

√prā (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]
prā -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

prā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aptuṃ -
aptu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

aptu (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ratho* -
ratha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
punar -
punar (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

punar (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
manasi -
manasin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

manasin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

manas (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√mnā (verb class 1)

[present active second single]
nyasta -
nyasta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nyasta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cintā -
cintā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√cint (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
atibhāraḥ -
atibhāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “saṃdhyākṛṣṭāvaśiṣṭasvakaraparikaraiḥ spaṣṭahemārapaṅkti vyākṛṣyāvasthito'stakṣitibhṛti nayatīvaiṣa dikcakramarkaḥ”
sandhyā -
sandhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

sandhi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

sandhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]

sandhin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

sandhya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sandhya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sandhyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ākṛṣṭāva -
ākṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

ākṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
aśiṣṭa -
aśiṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aśiṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√śās (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second plural]
svaka -
svaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

svaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rapa -
√rap (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ri -
rī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

rai (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
karaiḥ -
kara (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

kara (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
spaṣṭa -
spaṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

spaṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√spaś -> spaṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √spaś class 1 verb]

√spaś -> spaṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √spaś class 1 verb]
hemā -
hemā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

heman (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ra -
ra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
paṅkti -
paṅkti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
vyā -
vya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vyā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
akṛṣyā -
√kṛ (verb class 1)

[aorist middle first single]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[aorist middle first single]

√kṛ (verb class 5)

[aorist middle first single]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[aorist middle first single]
āva -
√av (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√u (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√u (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√u (verb class 5)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
sthito' -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
astakṣitibhṛti -
astakṣitibhṛt (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
nayatī -
nayat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nayat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

√nay -> nayat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √nay class 1 verb]

√nay -> nayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √nay class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √nay class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √nay class 1 verb], [locative single from √nay class 1 verb]

√nī -> nayat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √nī class 1 verb]

√nī -> nayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √nī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √nī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √nī class 1 verb], [locative single from √nī class 1 verb]

√nay (verb class 1)

[present active third single]

√nī (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
ivai -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
aiṣa -
aiṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dikcakram -
dikcakra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
arkaḥ -
arka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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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 1178 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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